@book{b62be9b6d65344a284ec3520b88cc416,
title = "Some decision theory for course placement",
abstract = "This paper addresses the problem of how to place students in a sequence of hierarchically related courses from an (empirical) Bayesian point of view. Based on a minimal set of assumptions, it is shown that optimal mastery rules for the courses are always monotone and a nonincreasing function of the scores on the placement test. On the other hand, placement rules are not generally monotone but have a form depending on the specific shape of the probability distributions and utility functions in force. The results are further explored for a class of linear utility functions. Numerous illustrations and tables present data and statistical analysis.",
keywords = "Elementary Secondary Education, Testing Problems, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability, Test Results, Course Content, IR-103615, Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Student Evaluation, Student Placement, Placement, Course Objectives",
author = "{van der Linden}, {Willem J.}",
year = "1995",
language = "Undefined",
series = "OMD research report",
publisher = "University of Twente, Faculty Educational Science and Technology",
number = "95-01",
}