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Tomsic, Margie L.; And Others – 1987
Extended caution indices (ECI) specify the degree of confidence that can be placed in an individual's test score by analyzing patterns of item response. Among the most promising of such indices are the standardized ECIs. Contrary to the literature, several instances were found, in a previous study, of nonnormal distributions of ECIs with samples…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Goodness of Fit, Latent Trait Theory
Koppel, Sheree P.; And Others – 1986
The School Effectiveness Structural Components Inventory (SESCI) was designed to assess structural elements in a school environment that contribute to effectiveness. The preliminary validation took place in 12 elementary schools in or near a large metropolitan school district. The schools were classified by overall school socioeconomic status, as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Download full textMandeville, Garrett K.; Anderson, Lorin W. – 1986
School effectiveness indices (SEIs), based on regressing test performance onto earlier test performance and a socioeconomic status measure, were obtained for eight subject-grade combinations from 485 South Carolina elementary schools. The analysis involved school means based on longitudinally matched student data. Reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Age Differences
