On the Constraints of the Quadrinomial Analysis Approach: A View From the Defects of the True Score Hypothesis
LI Jia-lin · Journal of Shenzhen Polytechnic · 2006
The quadrinomial analysis approach(QAA) is widely applied to the assessment of the test quality.Based on the discussion of QAA and its theoretical foundation,the true score hypothesis,the author points out that the hypothesis can only establish the rough proportional relations between the true scores and the psychological properties of people,and it is beleaguered by the drawback of its severe dependence of testers upon testees.Consequently,the QAA,as a logical extension and its statistical application,also has similar defects.The author concludes that only in the norm-referenced tests can the QAA be applied appropriately and effectively.