Using multilevel models to assess the comparability of examinations
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چکیده
This paper will address some of the conceptual issues that arise when interpreting the results of the multilevel modelling of comparability between examinations. Some of the comparability studies carried out by the Research and Evaluation Division of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate will be used to illuminate the conceptual issues involved. The differences in interpretation of the results will be described. The effects of different types of models will be considered.
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