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Neumann, Michelle M.; Neumann, David L. – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2019
Touch screen tablets are being increasingly used in schools for learning and assessment. However, the validity and reliability of assessments delivered via tablets are largely unknown. The present study tested the psychometric properties of a tablet-based app designed to measure early literacy skills. Tablet-based tests were also compared with…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Computer Assisted Testing, Handheld Devices, Emergent Literacy
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Wildy, Helen; Styles, Irene – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2008
This paper reports analysis of 2006-2007 on-entry assessment data from the Performance Indicators in Primary Schools Baseline Assessment (PIPS-BLA) of random samples of students in England, Scotland, New Zealand and Australia. The analysis aimed, first, to investigate the validity and reliability of that instrument across countries and sexes, and,…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Comparative Education
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Newhouse, C. Paul; Njiru, Joseph N. – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2009
There is a critical need for research into the use of digital technologies to support the assessment of performance on complex tasks in schools. This paper reports on a component of a pilot study aimed at investigating the use of digital forms of performance assessment, manageable within schools, with high levels of reliability and capable of…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Program Effectiveness, Psychometrics, Evaluation Methods