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A Comparative Study of the Reliability and Validity of the "Degrees of Reading Power" and the "Iowa Tests of Basic Skills."

Hildebrand, Myrene; Hoover, H. D. – 1986

This study compared the reliability and validity of two different measures of reading ability, the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) Reading test and the ITBS Vocabulary test. The data consisted of scores of 377 grade 5 and grade 6 students on these tests, along with their assigned reading levels in the…

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Correlation, Grade 5, Grade 6

Teacher Education Students: A Look at Basic Skills Admission Tests and National Teacher Examination Scores.

Clawson, Kenneth – 1986

This study examined the relationship between teacher education students' scores on basic skills admission tests and graduating seniors' scores on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) at Eastern Kentucky University. The 1981-82 basic skills test scores for 262 teacher education students were compared with their NTE scores taken in 1984-85 during…

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Correlation, Higher Education

Reading Objectives and Measurement Specifications, 1986-1990, Grade 5. Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS).

Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986

The reading learning objectives for fifth graders contained in this volume are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum." These objectives and the measurement specifications are provided for use by teachers and other educators responsible for student instruction and for test development specialists involved…

Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students, Grade 5

Reading Objectives and Measurement Specifications, 1986-1990, Grade 9. Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS).

Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986

The reading learning objectives for ninth graders contained in this volume are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum." These objectives and the measurement specifications are provided for use by teachers and other educators responsible for student instruction and for test development specialists involved…

Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students, Grade 9