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Reading Component Skills of Learners in Adult Basic Education
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MacArthur, Charles A.; Konold, Timothy R.; Glutting, Joseph J.; Alamprese, Judith A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
The purposes of this study were to investigate the reliability and construct validity of measures of reading component skills with a sample of adult basic education (ABE) learners, including both native and nonnative English speakers, and to describe the performance of those learners on the measures. Investigation of measures of reading components…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Construct Validity, Validity, Adult Basic Education
The Concurrent Validity of the 1965 Wide Range Achievement Test with Neurologically Impaired and Emotionally Handicapped Pupils.
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Williamson, Wayne E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The Stanford Achievement Test (SAT), 1973 edition, was administered concurrently with the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT), level 1, to 296 neurologically impaired and emotionally handicapped students to validate the WRAT (using the SAT as a criterion). (PHR)
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research, Neurological Impairments, Test Validity
A Comparison of PIAT and WRAT Performances of Learning Disabled Adolescents.
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Stoneburner, Robert L.; Brown, Barbara A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The study investigated the concurrent validity of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) with 60 learning disabled adolescents. Findings generally supported the concurrent validity of the PIAT as a measure of academic achievement with secondary learning disabled students. (SBH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
A Comparison of the Wide Range Achievement Test and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test for Educationally Handicapped Children.
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Miller, William H. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The content validity of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the Wide Range Achievement Test was examined with 27 educationally handicapped students (5-9 years old). (CL)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation
The Wide Range Achievement Test and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test: A Comparative Study.
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Harmer, William R.; Williams, Fern – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1978
The article presents a statistical and descriptive comparison, with emphasis on math subtests, of the Wide Range Achievement Test and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test, based on scores obtained from clients (in grades 1-12) at a university-affiliated learning disabilities center. (SBH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
The WRAT and the PIAT with Learning Disabled Children.
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Scull, John W.; Brand, Linda Hill – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The study was designed to provide a comparison of Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) and Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) scores in 49 learning disabled children (mean age 11 years at initial testing). (SBH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research