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Standard setting The standard setting methods described in
Chapter 5
were developed
with objectively scored multiple choice tests in mind. In setting
standards for performance assessments and for assessments involving
a variety of task types, including portfolios, a holistic approach such
as the
body of work method may be more appropriate. This can be
considered an assessee-centred method like the borderline and
contrasting groups methods described in
Chapter 5
; but instead of fi rst
classifying learners as minimally competent or borderline and then
having them take the assessment, samples of assessee performances on
the assessment covering the full range of score levels are collected in
advance and then presented to the panel of expert judges.
The judges view performances by specifi c assessees on all of the tasks
involved in the assessment and then each panellist comes to a conclusion
about whether or not they consider the assessee to be minimally competent.
The panellists repeat the same procedure with the responses of other
assessees at different score levels. Several rounds of discussion may be held