Applications of decision theory to test-based decision making

Wim J. van der Linden

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Applications of decision theory to test-based decision making

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Historically, the use of tests has its roots in the necessity for selection and placement decisions in education, the army, and public administration. This is demonstrated in DuBois’s (1970) historiography of such cases as Binet’s pioneering work on developing a test for the assignment of retarded children to special education, the testing of conscripts for placement in the army during World War I, and the examination of applicants for the civil service in ancient China. It is no coincidence that, in each of these fields, decision making is characterized both by high visibility and a massive number of examinees. In such cases it seems logical to use tests on which to base decisions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in educational and psychological testing
Subtitle of host publication	theory and applications
Editors	Ronald K. Hambleton, Jac N. Zaal
Place of Publication	Boston [etc.]
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Pages	129-156
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Electronic)	978-94-009-2195-5
ISBN (Print)	0-7923-9070-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2195-5_5
Publication status	Published - 1991

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Name	Evaluation in Education and Human Services Series
Publisher	Springer
Number	28

Keywords

Utility function
Decision rule
Decision theory
Selection decision
Methodological advance

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Applications of decision theory to test-based decision making
van der Linden, W. J., 1987, Enschede: University of Twente. 63 p. (OMD research report; no. 87-09)
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Applications of decision theory to test-based decision making. / van der Linden, Wim J.
Advances in educational and psychological testing: theory and applications. ed. / Ronald K. Hambleton; Jac N. Zaal. Boston [etc.]: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991. p. 129-156 (Evaluation in Education and Human Services Series; No. 28).

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