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anchor test

anchor test An anchor test is a set of common items used across different test forms or administrations so scores can be linked and kept comparable.

An anchor test is a set of common items used across different test forms or administrations so scores can be linked and kept comparable. In assessment designs that use nonequivalent groups, it provides the shared basis for equating scores over time.

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Drafting source: Bilicioglu Gunes Ayse; Zeybekoglu Yesil Serife. Examining the joint impact of missing data mechanisms and item parameter drift on the accuracy of item response theory-based test equating. 2026; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0353665; article XML SHA-256 a4f0e87ec5577cf3ff002a96cdbd12c3369465e1f1d19e7fc920ca831c940ae1. “Examining the joint impact of missing data mechanisms and item parameter drift on the accuracy of item response theory-based test equating” (10.1371/journal.pone.0353665).
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