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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
Hunter, Maxwell W.; Ballash, Joan B. – Diagnostique, 1990
The Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) and the Stanford-Binet, Fourth Edition (SBIV) were administered to 95 elementary students referred because of either learning problems or potential giftedness. SIT scores predicted SBIV verbal scores more accurately than composite scores. Overall the SIT predicted SBIV scores better for students with learning…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gifted, Handicap Identification, Intelligence Quotient
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1987
This one-page abstract summarizes "The Miller Assessment for Preschoolers: A Longitudinal and Predictive Study" by Lucy Miller, which examined the predictive validity of an early childhood screening instrument to identify children who have or are at risk of developing handicapping conditions. The Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP)…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification, Evaluation Methods
Cohen, Elaine; And Others – 1990
In 1987, Santa Barbara City College, California, received a grant to develop valid and culturally fair assessment procedures for placing students into appropriate level courses. Specifically, the project sought to: (1) determine faculty and student perceptions of the skills needed to succeed in entry-level college classes; (2) examine the…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Predictive Measurement
Campbell, Clifton P. – 1986
This guide explains the benefits of and procedures for constructing and administering criterion-referenced performance tests in vocational education programs. Addressed in the individual sections are the following topics: the rationale for using task performance measures in vocational education; the predictive validity and physical fidelity of…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Performance Tests
Givvin, Karen B.; And Others – 1996
This study investigated the nature and validity of teacher judgments about student motivation as part of a project related to the teaching of mathematics. The study examined: (1) the degree of correlation between teachers' and students' assessments of students' motivation regarding mathematical topics; (2) the stability of teachers' and students'…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students
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
Jenkins, Bess G. – 1991
In response to a legislative requirement, Redlands Community College (RCC) initiated a requirement in 1991 for students to take the Assessment of Skills for Successful Entry and Transfer (ASSET) test. The only exemptions were for those students enrolling in fewer than 6 hours of classes and not taking either English Composition or a college-level…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Testing, High Risk Students
