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Bracht, Glenn; Hopkins, Kenneth – Educ Psychol Meas, 1970
The extent to which essay and objective tests measure the same or different abilities when instruction and content remain constant is investigated. (PR)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Measurement Instruments, Measurement Techniques, Objective Tests
Download full textChapter 1 Technical Assistance Center, Atlanta, GA. Region 3. – 1985
To help Education Consolidation and Improvement Act Chapter 1 personnel work more effectively with test publishers, a survey was conducted of selected publishers of norm-referenced tests commonly used by Chapter 1 Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). The test publishers included: (1) CTB/McGraw-Hill; (2) The Psychological Corporation; (3) the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Instructional Development, Norm Referenced Tests
Applebaum, Wayne R. – 1979
The Rasch model was used to compare the grade equivalent scores which students of equal ability would have obtained, had they taken different levels of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS). Raw scores on items common to levels 9-14 of the ITBS (vocabulary subtest) were obtained from 6,000 students in Dallas, Texas. Rasch scales were used to…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Equated Scores
Babcock, Marilyn – 1979
A guide to assist prospective test users in the selection of commonly used standardized achievement tests is presented. The tests include seven readiness tests (prekindergarten and kindergarten), 10 English reading and mathematics tests (grades 1 through 12), and two Spanish achievement tests (grades 1 through 12). Most of the readiness tests are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language)
Moran, Edward; And Others – 1980
Since grade-appropriate levels of standardized achievement tests must frequently be used in Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I evaluations, there may be large discrepancies between test difficulty and the achievement level of those being tested, with resultant inaccuracies in the scores. Procedures based on the Rasch scaling model were…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Difficulty Level
Roberts, A. Oscar H. – 1976
For Title I evaluations, it may be appropriate to test out-of-level; that is, to override publisher's recommendations concerning the difficulty, length, and content appropriate for a particular grade. It is seldom necessary, however, to move more than one grade down. If the mean is substantially higher than the median, then some pupils will have…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Horst, Donald P.; Fagan, Barbara M. – 1976
Twelve common errors which can invalidate an otherwise sound evaluation are identified, and ways to avoid them are presented. The hazards are: (1) grade-equivalent scores; (2) inappropriate statistical adjustments with nonequivalent control groups; (3) administering norm-referenced tests at inappropriate times of the school year; (4) inappropriate…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
