Setting the Test's Minimum Passing Level (MPL) or Passing Mark

As a teacher, you must know how to fairly set the passing mark for your examinations. In this lecture, you will learn four methods of computing for the minimum passing level or MPL: Norm-Reference System, Nedelsky, Angoff, and Ebel Methods. REFERENCES: Abarquez, LF and Baylon BV. (1989). Test Result Interpretation: Two Alternatives. NTTC-HP, UP Manila. Gross, L. J. (1985). Setting Cutoff Scores on Credentialing Examinations: A Refinement in the Nedelsky Procedure. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 8(4), 469–493. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278785008... Homer, M. & Darling JC. (2016) Setting standards in knowledge assessments: Comparing Ebel and Cohen via Rasch, Medical Teacher, 38:12, 1267-1277, DOI:10.1080/0142159X.2016.1230184 Ricker, K. (2006). Setting Cut Scores: Critical Review of Angoff and Modified-Angoff Methods. The Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 52. Sana, EA, et al. (2010). Teaching and Learning in the Health Sciences. The University of the Philippines Press, Quezon City. Chapter 13.