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Armstrong, Robert J.; And Others – 1971
This study was concerned with determining the validity of the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) using the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (S-B), Form L-M as the validity criterion. The sample consisted of 724 students enrolled in 10 public school systems in northeastern Massachusetts. Using the Pearson-Product Moment formula a coefficient of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Intelligence Tests, Public Schools
Hogan, Thomas P.; Beck, Michael – 1974
Scores on standardized tests may be expressed in a variety of different modes. Raw scores, grade equivalents, percentile ranks, stanines, and standard scores are the major types in use today. The study investigated whether the mode or scale used to express scores affected the magnitude of group statistics, specifically, t and r (the t-test of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Grade 4, Groups
RALEY, WILLIAM L. – 1966
A DISCUSSION WAS PRESENTED ON THE PROCEDURES OF EQUATING DIVERSE ABILITY SCORES OBTAINED BY DIFFERENT SCALED MEASURES. THE AUTHOR INDICATED THE NECESSITY OF EQUATING SUCH SCORES WHEN ABILITY IS TO BE TREATED AS A SINGLE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IN SIGNIFICANCE TESTS AND IN COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF DICHOTOMIZED GROUPS. A NEW RATIONALE FOR EQUATING…
Descriptors: Ability, Ability Grouping, Comparative Analysis, Equated Scores
ANDERSON, JAMES A.; FOLLMAN, JOHN C. – 1967
A STUDY OF FIVE DIFFERENT ESSAY EVALUATION PROCEDURES WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE INTRARELIABILITY OF EACH AND TO USE THESE RELIABILITY SCORES AS A BASIS FOR COMPARING THE FIVE PROCEDURES. TEN THEMES WERE ASSIGNED TO FIVE RATING GROUPS, EACH USING A DIFFERENT EVALUATION PROCEDURE--(1) THE CALIFORNIA ESSAY SCALE, (2) THE CLEVELAND COMPOSITION…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, English, Evaluation Methods
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
Hutten, Leah R. – 1979
Goodness of fit of raw test score data were compared, using two latent trait models: the Rasch model and the Birnbaum three-parameter logistic model. Data were taken from various achievement tests and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (Verbal). A minimum sample size of 1,000 was required, and the minimum test length was 40 items. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis