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Stability of the SOMPA's Health History Inventory.
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Wilkinson, Cheryl Yelich; Oakland, Thomas – 1983
Interest in and use of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment's (SOMPA's) Health History Inventories (HHI) has been intensive despite the unavailability of psychometric data estimating its stability. This paper reports the results of a longitudinal study designed to provide data on the stability of the HHI over a four year period. The…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Biographical Inventories, Black Students, Elementary Education
Bracken Basic Concept Scale.
Naglieri, Jack A.; Bardos, Achilles N. – Diagnostique, 1990
The Bracken Basic Concept Scale, for use with preschool and primary-aged children, determines a child's school readiness and knowledge of English-language verbal concepts. The instrument measures 258 basic concepts in such categories as comparisons, time, quantity, and letter identification. This paper describes test administration, scoring and…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Diagnostic Tests, Early Childhood Education, School Readiness Tests
Articulation Test Performances of Low-Income, African-American Preschoolers with Communication Impairments.
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Washington, Julie A.; Craig, Holly K. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
This study compared the responses of 28 Detroit (Michigan) low income African-American preschoolers who were speakers of Black English (BE) on the Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale, using a standard English and a BE scoring procedure. Findings indicated that this test does not require a BE scoring adjustment for northern BE speakers.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Black Dialects, Black Youth, Culture Fair Tests
A Critical Review of the Slosson Intelligence Test.
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Harris, Karen R.; Reid, Robert – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
This critical evaluation of the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) determined that the test items are 30 years old, scores are derived from a nonrepresentative norm group, and scores are not interchangeable with other intelligence measures. The paper concludes that the SIT is unsuited for educational decision-making purposes, including screening,…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Intelligence Tests
Identification of Gifted Children: A Comparison of the Scores on Stanford-Binet 4th Edition and Form LM.
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Kluever, Raymond C.; Green, Kathy E. – Roeper Review, 1990
Composite scores for 51 gifted children (ages 3-12) on the Stanford-Binet LM were found to be significantly higher than scores on the Stanford-Binet 4th Edition. Correlations between the LM total and 4th Edition area scores were significant. Results suggest that the 4th Edition composite score cut-off value for assessing giftedness may require…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Eligibility
Basic Achievement Skills Individual Screener (BASIS).
Darch, Craig – Diagnostique, 1990
The Basic Achievement Skills Individual Screener is described as a quick screening tool for assessing basic skills of students functioning at grade 1-8 levels. The tool uses norm-referenced and criterion-referenced measures to assess achievement in reading, mathematics, spelling, and writing. This paper discusses test administration, scoring,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
The Draw-a-Person Task in Persons with Mental Retardation: What Does It Measure?
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Dykens, Elisabeth – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
Draw-a-Person (DAP) samples from 108 adolescents and adults with mental retardation were scored using Naglieri's cognitive and emotional disturbance scoring systems. Visual-motor skills emerged as the best predictor of DAP cognitive scores, more predictive than intelligence. Findings suggest caution in using DAP as an index of intelligence or as a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Disability Identification, Emotional Disturbances
The Fluharty Preschool Speech and Language Screening Test: A Look at Test Construction.
Simmons, Johnny O. – 1985
This study examined the need to develop reliable and valid procedures for screening large populations for possible speech and language problems and the use of the Fluharty Preschool Speech and Language Screening Test (FPSLST) as such a device. The test was administered to 260 preschool children, ages three to six. There were 166 Blacks and 94…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comprehension, Correlation, Difficulty Level