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Assessing Spanish-English Bilingual Preschoolers: A Guide to Best Approaches and Measures
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Barrueco, Sandra; Lopez, Michael; Ong, Christine; Lozano, Patricia – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
As the population of young dual language learners continues to rise, how can early childhood professionals choose culturally and linguistically appropriate assessments for Spanish-English bilingual preschoolers? They'll get expert guidance in this one-of-a-kind resource, a comprehensive roundup and analysis of 37 developmental assessments…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Preschool Children, Psychometrics, English (Second Language)
PISA and Global Educational Governance--A Critique of the Project, Its Uses and Implications
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Sjøberg, Svein – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
The PISA project has steadily increased its influence on the educational discourse and educational policies in the now 70 participating countries. The educational debate has become global, and the race to improve PISA-rankings has become high priority in many countries. For governments the PISA-test is a high-stake test. Governments are blamed for…
Descriptors: Governance, High Stakes Tests, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
District Adoption and Implementation of Interim and Benchmark Assessments. CRESST Report 806
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Davidson, Kristen L.; Frohbieter, Greta – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
As an outgrowth of the accountability requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, districts are increasingly implementing "interim" or "benchmark" assessments. This report investigates various stakeholders' original purposes in adopting interim or benchmark assessments, ensuing implementation efforts, and actual assessment…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Data, Decision Making, School Districts
Selecting Appropriate Assessment Instruments to Ensure Quality Transition Services
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Pang, Yanhui – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
The transfer from an early intervention system to a program for a 3-year-old is a critical event that not only brings opportunities but also presents challenges to children and their families. In order to help families handle these transition related issues, professionals should collect authentic data about family concerns, needs, and expectations…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Test Selection, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Considerations for Test Selection: How Do Validity and Reliability Impact Diagnostic Decisions?
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Friberg, Jennifer C. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2010
Nine preschool and school-age language assessment tools found to have acceptable levels of identification accuracy were evaluated to determine their overall levels of psychometric validity for use in diagnosing the presence/absence of language impairment. Eleven specific criteria based on those initially devised by McCauley and Swisher (1984) were…
Descriptors: Test Selection, Language Impairments, Test Validity, Psychometrics
A Comparison of Low IQ Scores from the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Third Edition
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Umphress, Thomas B. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
Twenty people with suspected intellectual disability took the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS; C. R. Reynolds & R. W. Kamphaus, 1998) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--3rd Edition (WAIS-III; D. Wechsler, 1997) to see if the 2 IQ tests produced comparable results. A t test showed that the RIAS Composite Intelligence Index…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Mental Retardation, Test Selection, Intelligence Tests