Rajaratnam, Cronbach and Gleser's generalizability formula for stratified-parallel tests and Raju's coefficient beta are generalized to estimate the reliability of a composite of criterion-referenced tests, where the parts of the composite have different cutting scores. The new formulas are especially useful, for example, in estimating the reliability of a criterion-referenced test with several objectives, where each objective has a different cutting score. Livingston's and Brennan and Kane's formulas for criterion referenced tests are shown to be special cases of the new formulas.
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