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Shepard, Lorrie – 1974
This study examined the construct validity of the subtests in the California Entry Level Test (ELT). The ELT is administered to every first grade pupil in California as part of the California Assessment Program and is used as a baseline measure of the prereading skills of beginning first graders. The discriminant validity of the subtests was…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Factor Analysis, Grade 1, Item Analysis
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Fawkes, Don; O'meara, Bill; Weber, Dave; Flage, Dan – Science & Education, 2005
This paper examines the content of The California Critical Thinking Skills Test (1990). This report is not a statistical review. Instead it brings under scrutiny the content of the exam. This content will be of interest to the general reader, because the issues range from logic to ethics to pedagogy, and to questions of evidential and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Test Content, Testing Problems
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Hanson, Thomas L.; Kim, Jin-Ok – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2007
This report summarizes findings from a study of the psychometric properties of the resilience and youth development module, a key component of the Healthy Kids Survey. The study aims to improve resilience assessment and research so that educators can shape the school environment to promote academic resilience. The Healthy Kids Survey (HKS) is a…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Educational Environment, Personality Traits, Interpersonal Relationship
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1977
This technical report describes the procedures followed in developing the tests used in the California Assessment Program, the underlying principles of the program, the statistical characteristics of the tests, and the evidence that has been accumulated relating to the validity and reliability of the tests. The report also presents complete…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Testing
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Adkins, Deborah; Kingsbury, G. Gage – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the call for all students to be "proficient" in reading and mathematics by 2014. Yet the law expects each state to define proficiency as it sees fit and design its own tests. This study investigated three research questions related to this policy: (1) How consistent are various…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Tests, Test Validity, Reading Tests