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Download full textGelin, Michaela N.; Zumbo, Bruno D. – 2003
This study introduced and demonstrated a new methodology for item and test bias studies: moderated differential item functioning (DIF). This technique expands the DIF methodology to incorporate contextual and sociological variables as moderating effects of the DIF. The study explored differential domain functioning (DDF), so that the focus of…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Context Effect, Ecological Factors, Educational Sociology
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1991
The Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program of the Alberta (Canada) schools has three main purposes: to certify the level of individual student achievement in selected grade-12 courses; to ensure that province-wide standards of achievement are maintained; and to report individual and group results. Eight grade-12 courses have diploma examinations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ethnic Groups, Exit Examinations, Females
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. – 1984
The results of the May 1984 British Columbia Reading Assessment were presented in this summary report. Highlights of the survey, summary tables of important results, and conclusions and recommendations made by the Contract Team were outlined. The students in grades four, seven, and ten completed achievement surveys and attitude scales. Five…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1994
This annual report presents data for the entire province of Alberta (Canada) for the 1992-93 school year, combining the January, June, and August examinations. Results are also summarized by gender, population subgroup, and achievement-over-time. The Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program, established in 1984, has three main purposes: (1) to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, English, Ethnic Groups
Clarke, S. C. T.; And Others – 1978
The Edmonton Grade III Achievement: 1956-1977 study is a comparison of achievement in reading, arithmetic, and language involving all of the third grade students in a large school system. Six basic skills tests which were administered to all of the Edmonton third grade students in 1956 were reprinted and administered to all of the third grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
In June 1989, third, sixth, and ninth graders in Alberta (Canada) were administered standardized tests in English, Social Studies, and Science, respectively. This report presents results of these tests at each grade level and by gender, with comparative data from 1985. Data for 31,998 third graders (English), 29,918 sixth graders (social studies),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Hobbs, E. D.; And Others – 1979
Achievement Tests in biology, chemistry, physics, earth and space science were administered to 100,000 students in grades 4, 8, and 12. The tests did not reflect course content, they were based instead upon five goals: understanding of scientific concepts, processes, applications, safety, and literacy. A panel judged that performance was less than…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Curriculum Evaluation
