title: Revision of Dental Admission Test standard score scale.
abstract: In October 1988 the Dental Admission Testing Program will begin reporting DAT scores on a new standard score scale. This scale will be based on the underlying ability metric rather than on the normal distribution that is the basis of the current-1 to 9 scale. A comparison of the two standard score scales is included, as well as a discussion of the advantages offered by the ability based metric.
authors.affiliation: Division of Educational Measurements, American Dental Association, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kubiak
mesh_terms: D000571:American Dental Association; D003099:College Admission Test; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011594:Psychometrics; D014481:United States