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On Tests: How Well Do They Serve?

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Test scores we used to make judgments on students, curriculum, schools, and even the education system come from tests, and we therefore need to ensure that the tests we used are of such a quality that the test scores are trustworthy. This gives rise to the question of what is a good test.

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Soh, K. (2016). On Tests: How Well Do They Serve?. In: Understanding Test and Exam Results Statistically. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1581-6_12

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