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Schendel, Julie; Binder-Reschly, Marilyn – 1989
This study examined the criterion validity of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) reading measures in three ways: the relationship between CBM performance and teacher perceptions of student academic functioning; relationship between CBM scores and reading performance on a group achievement test; and the ability of CBM to differentiate between…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Webb, Mel – 1984
A study was conducted at Florissant Valley Community College (FVCC) to compare three standardized tests--the Iowa Silent Reading Test (ISRT), the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT), and the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test (SDRT)--for use in assessing student reading skills. The study population of 402 students included 216 students who agreed to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Grades (Scholastic), Predictive Validity, Reading Achievement
Download full textKessler, Ronald P. – 1987
In 1986, a study was conducted by the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) to evaluate the relationship between reading placement scores and classroom performance. The study sample consisted of students from fall 1985, spring 1986, and fall 1986 who had been tested using the College Board Assessment and Placement Test upon…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Discriminant Analysis, Grades (Scholastic)
