Angoff method
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Definition
A criterion-referenced standard-setting procedure in which subject-matter experts estimate the proportion of minimally qualified candidates who would answer each item correctly; the summed item means establish the cut score.
Angoff method in plain English
Picture a road trip budget: you planned 1,000 (BAC), you've spent 600 so far, and based on how fast you're burning cash you project the whole trip will cost $1,200 (EAC). The gap between the plan and that projection is the kind of story Angoff method is trying to tell — not a random accounting label, a forecast of whether you'll finish over or under. Hold onto this precise job description: A criterion-referenced standard-setting procedure in which subject-matter experts estimate the proportion of minimally qualified candidates who would answer… On a stem, name whether Angoff method is about timing, ownership, measurement, or delivery style — then eliminate the answer that borrows a cousin concept from the wrong phase.
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