Published Research:
Standard Setting

• Comparison study of judged clinical skills competence from standard setting ratings generated under different administration conditions

  Roberts WL, Boulet JR, Sandella JM. Comparison study of judged clinical skills competence from standard setting ratings generated under different administration conditions. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2017;22:1279-1292. doi:10.1007/s10459-017-9766-1 · February 2017

• Research methodology: Procedures for establishing defensible absolute passing scores on performance examinations in health professions education

  Downing SM, Tekian A, Yudkowsky R. Research methodology: Procedures for establishing defensible absolute passing scores on performance examinations in health professions education. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2006;18(1):50–57. doi:10.1207/s15328015tlm1801_11 · January 2006

• A work-centered approach for setting passing scores on performance-based assessments

  McKinley DW, Boulet JR, Hambleton RK. A work-centered approach for setting passing scores on performance-based assessments. Evaluation & the Health Professions. 2005;28(3):349–369. doi:10.1177/0163278705278282 · March 2005

• Setting defensible performance standards on OSCEs and standardized patient examinations

  Boulet JR, De Champlain AF, McKinley DW. Setting defensible performance standards on OSCEs and standardized patient examinations. Medical Teacher. 2003;25(3):245–249. doi:10.1080/0142159031000100274 · May 2003

• Setting performance standards on complex educational assessments

  Hambleton RK, Jaeger RM, Plake BS, Mills C. Setting performance standards on complex educational assessments. Applied Psychological Measurement. 2000;24(4):355–366. doi:10.1177/01466210022031804 · December 2000

• A generalized examinee-centered method for setting standards on achievement tests

  Cohen AS, Kane MT, Crooks TJ. A generalized examinee-centered method for setting standards on achievement tests. Applied Measurement in Education. 1999;12(4):343–366. doi:10.1207/S15324818AME1204_2 · April 1999

• Designing and evaluating standard-setting procedures for licensure and certification tests

  Kane MT, Crooks TJ, Cohen AS. Designing and evaluating standard-setting procedures for licensure and certification tests. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 1999;4(3):195-207. doi:10.1023/A:1009849528247 · March 1999

• A contrasting-groups approach to standard setting for performance assessments of clinical skills

  Clauser BE, Clyman SG. A contrasting-groups approach to standard setting for performance assessments of clinical skills. Academic Medicine. 1994;69(10):S42–S44. doi:10.1097/00001888-199410000-00037 · October 1994

• Passing Scores: A Manual for Setting Standards of Performance on Education and Occupational Tests

  Livingston SA, Zieky MJ. Passing Scores: A Manual for Setting Standards of Performance on Education and Occupational Tests. Educational Testing Service. 1982. https://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/passing_scores.pdf · January 1982

• Scales, Norms and Equivalent Scores

  Angoff WH, Thorndike RL. Scales, Norms and Equivalent Scores. American Council on Education. 1971:508-600. https://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/Angoff.Scales.Norms.Equiv.Scores.pdf · January 1971