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Masters, James R.; Shannon, Gregory A. – 1975
The validities of the Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) Preparing for a Changing World Instruments at grades 5, 8, and 11 were investigated. The study was carried out in a suburban school district where many students had experienced a great deal of change in their lives. At each grade level approximately 60 students who had…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment
Kohr, Richard L., Comp.; And Others – 1983
This guide begins with a series of questions and answers that introduce Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) Inventory as a 188- to 190-item multiple-choice test for grades 5, 8, and 11. Items are selected from a 400-item bank using matrix sampling procedures. Test results are analyzed at the school level; no individual student…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Basic Skills
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Educational Testing and Evaluation. – 1986
In response to a prevailing demand for better quality education in public schools in Pennsylvania, procedures were developed to measure the adequacy and the efficiency of the educational programs in public schools. The objectives currently assessed are in the following areas: communication skills (reading and writing), mathematics, self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality