Comment: "Dear Madam: I kwon I am late, but have been waiting for some relevant suggestions. Thank you all for your time, but er ... having put my question: *Jaki bedzie angielski odpowiednik METODY SEDZIOW KOMPETENTNYCH* = *What would be the English equivalent of the Polish Term: METODA SEDZIOW KOMPETENTNYCH*, I was not waiting for literal translations. The two suggestions, I am sorry to say, are irrelevant: Answer/comment: peer group method Explanation: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to na pewno istnieje, tylko nie wiem czy to dokładnie to samo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer/comment: "peer judges" method Explanation: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ no references, wild, wild guess ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hope you will understand why I am not revealing the names of the authors of these two suggestions. If you compare the Polish explanation of METODY SEDZIOW KOMPETENTNYCH with the English article I have found, it will be easy to say how the Polish term was coined from the original THE ANGOFF METHOD ON CUTOFF SCORES AND JUDGMENT CONSENSUS. I began combing the Internet for an answer myself and this is what I found: Thank you all again, Mariusz Jakubowski PS. METODA SEDZIOW KOMPETENTNYCH – badacz powołuje liczbe osob, ktore oceniaja indywidualnie przedłozony im materiał obserwacyjny. O tym jak materiał ten zostaje zakwalifikowany decyduje wieksza ilosc głosow. Sedzia kompetentnym moze byc kazda osoba, ktora zostanie poinformowana jak definiuje sie oceniane zjawisko i jakie sa kryteria jego oceny. Cecha obserwacji jest jej systematycznosc, polega na gromadzeniu informacji w sposob ciagły albo metoda probek czasowych. A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Modifications to the Angoff Method on Cutoff Scores and Judgment Consensus Gregory M. Hurtz Excelsior College, ghurtz@... Meredith A. Auerbach University at Albany, State University of New York The Angoff method for setting cutoff scores on examinations has been researched extensively over the past 30 years, including investigations of several procedural modifications to the method. In the current study, the authors meta-analytically synthesized this research and evaluated the systematic effects of the most common modifications on the level of the resulting cutoff scores and the degree of consensus among judges. The authors found the following: (a) when judges use a common definition of minimally competent test- takers, this tends to increase judgment consensus; (b) when judges discuss their estimates, this tends to result in higher cutoff scores with increased consensus; and (c) when judges view normative data, this tends to systematically lower cutoff scores. In addition, the authors found an interaction effect which revealed that when judges use a common definition and later discuss their estimates, this tends to produce the highest standards on average, with the highest degree of consensus among judges. Theoretical and practical implications of these effects are discussed. Key Words: cutoff scores • passing scores • Angoff method • standard setting • meta-analysis "

Comment: "Dear Sir: I kwon I am late, but have been waiting for some relevant suggestions. Thank you all for your time, but er ... having put my question: *Jaki bedzie angielski odpowiednik METODY SEDZIOW KOMPETENTNYCH* = *What would be the English equivalent of the Polish Term: METODA SEDZIOW KOMPETENTNYCH*, I was not waiting for literal translations. The two suggestions, I am sorry to say, are irrelevant: Answer/comment: peer group method Explanation: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to na pewno istnieje, tylko nie wiem czy to dokładnie to samo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer/comment: "peer judges" method Explanation: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ no references, wild, wild guess ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hope you will understand why I am not revealing the names of the authors of these two suggestions. If you compare the Polish explanation of METODY SEDZIOW KOMPETENTNYCH with the English article I have found, it will be easy to say how the Polish term was coined from the original THE ANGOFF METHOD ON CUTOFF SCORES AND JUDGMENT CONSENSUS. I began combing the Internet for an answer myself and this is what I found: Thank you all again, Mariusz Jakubowski PS. METODA SEDZIOW KOMPETENTNYCH – badacz powołuje liczbe osob, ktore oceniaja indywidualnie przedłozony im materiał obserwacyjny. O tym jak materiał ten zostaje zakwalifikowany decyduje wieksza ilosc głosow. Sedzia kompetentnym moze byc kazda osoba, ktora zostanie poinformowana jak definiuje sie oceniane zjawisko i jakie sa kryteria jego oceny. Cecha obserwacji jest jej systematycznosc, polega na gromadzeniu informacji w sposob ciagły albo metoda probek czasowych. A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Modifications to the Angoff Method on Cutoff Scores and Judgment Consensus Gregory M. Hurtz Excelsior College, ghurtz@... Meredith A. Auerbach University at Albany, State University of New York The Angoff method for setting cutoff scores on examinations has been researched extensively over the past 30 years, including investigations of several procedural modifications to the method. In the current study, the authors meta-analytically synthesized this research and evaluated the systematic effects of the most common modifications on the level of the resulting cutoff scores and the degree of consensus among judges. The authors found the following: (a) when judges use a common definition of minimally competent test- takers, this tends to increase judgment consensus; (b) when judges discuss their estimates, this tends to result in higher cutoff scores with increased consensus; and (c) when judges view normative data, this tends to systematically lower cutoff scores. In addition, the authors found an interaction effect which revealed that when judges use a common definition and later discuss their estimates, this tends to produce the highest standards on average, with the highest degree of consensus among judges. Theoretical and practical implications of these effects are discussed. Key Words: cutoff scores • passing scores • Angoff method • standard setting • meta-analysis "