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Chard, David J.; Stoolmiller, Mike; Harn, Beth A.; Wanzek, Jeanne; Vaughn, Sharon; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Kame'enui, Edward J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
Despite recent research findings that implicate a long list of student variables that predict reading success or failure, these predictor variables have not been considered in the context of contemporary models of multitiered schoolwide reading intervention. This longitudinal, retrospective study follows 668 kindergarten and first-grade students…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency, Standardized Tests, Predictor Variables
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Wambach, Cathrine; Brothen, Thomas – Journal of Developmental Education, 1990
Contends that the high probability of error in placement decisions based on high school records and standardized test scores delays the academic development of many students placed unnecessarily in mandatory skill development programs. Advocates skills assessment based on current classroom performance. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Diagnosis
Bovaird, James A., Ed.; Geisinger, Kurt F., Ed.; Buckendahl, Chad W., Ed. – APA Books, 2011
Educational assessment and, more broadly, educational research in the United States have entered into an era characterized by a dramatic increase in the prevalence and importance of test score use in accountability systems. This volume covers a selection of contemporary issues about testing science and practice that impact the nation's public…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Test Use, Student Placement, Educational Research
Grulick, Lawrence E. – 1986
A study was conducted at Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) in South Carolina to assess the college's admissions testing program through a review of the current literature on placement testing and a statistical study comparing currently employed instruments, i.e., the Career Planning Program (CPP) test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Educational Testing
McMillan, James H. – 2001
This guide shows how to integrate assessment with teaching and learning to reach educational goals. The aim is to present assessment concepts in a concise manner that can be understood and applied by teachers, administrators, and other school personnel. The chapters, organized around major assessment topics, are: (1) "Integrating Assessment with…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Reliability, Standardized Tests
Zorn, Jeffrey L. – 1983
Although by traditional measures of test validity, the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is not culture biased, it, along with the English Composition Test and the Test of Standard Written English, reinforces a narrow view of academic excellence that excludes culturally different youths. Designed to prevent admission errors, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests
Teale, William H.; Rowley, Glenn – 1984
Standardized reading tests and associated issues involved in the teaching of reading skills are discussed, with illustrative examples of reading tests commonly used in Australia. The nature of standardized reading tests is analyzed, and the circumstances under which such tests should be used are outlined. Interpretation of scores from standardized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Item Analysis, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests
Grulick, Lawrence Edward – 1987
In fall 1986, a study was conducted at Florence-Darlington Technical College (South Carolina) to measure the reliability and validity of the TEC-MAT, a newly developed entrance test. The TEC-MAT instrument, a criterion-referenced test consisting of 100 items assessing numerical skills, was field tested among a group of entry-level freshmen already…
Descriptors: Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Ewoldt, Carolyn – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1987
Standardized reading tests are likely to provide an inaccurate assessment of reading comprehension for deaf students due to the lack of test coaching and test taking skills; item irrelevancy; and the difficulty of test directions. Testing alternatives include parent and teacher observation of students and qualitative evaluations of reading skills…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
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Lazarus, Philip J.; Novoa, Loriana. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Reviews the "Quick-Score Achievement Test" (Q-SAT), an individually administered measure of school achievement for use with students aged 7-18, which has two forms and yields scores for reading, writing, arithmetic, facts, and general achievement. (SKC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Individual Testing, Standardized Tests
Pool, Donald A. – 1987
The paper examines issues, philosophy and guidelines for psychological assessment of the disabled. Focused on are: (1) adjustments in testing procedures and (2) applicability of standard norms with commonly used psychological test instruments for the assessment of ability, interest, and personality. The importance of accurate assessment for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Interest Inventories, Personality Measures
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Popham, W. James – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
Tests producing results that are used to make important decisions about students, schools, and curricula should not be developed locally by teachers. Although district educators at all levels need to become familiar with measurement nuances, the development of high stakes tests is best left to measurement professionals. Includes four references.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, High Stakes Tests, Measurement Objectives
Poteet, James A. – Diagnostique, 1990
A framework is presented for implementing standardized achievement testing. Fundamental concepts and formats of the tests are reviewed, and useful references are listed. Standardized tests are considered and categorized in terms of administration format, functions, validity, and type (cognitive versus noncognitive). Thirteen basic recommendations…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems, Standardized Tests
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Bracey, Gerald W.; Blackburn, James C. – College and University, 1990
Two differing opinions about the value of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in college admissions address these topics: over-reliance on the test as a predictor of student success; omission of some students' scores from institutional profiles; effects of abolition of the test; and admissions officer understanding of psychometrics. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Qualifications, Admissions Officers, College Entrance Examinations
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Rutala, Paul J.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study investigating possible sex bias, concerning both student and standardized-patient genders, in an objective structured clinical examination found that neither men nor women were afforded an advantage by patient or test location. However, women's scores on tests administered by females were higher than corresponding men's scores. (MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients, Professional Education
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