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Peer reviewedFried, Lilian – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1983
To date, appropriate diagnostic instruments for preschool children have been insufficient to fill the demands. Since the majority of published test instruments for preschoolers address speech (verbal) development, the following discussion is limited to the problems and techniques of speech diagnosis. (PN)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedWood, Nancy V. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1989
Reviews the strengths and weaknesses of 5 representative standardized reading tests and 7 informal methods for testing reading. Lists 10 considerations to help in the selection, evaluation, and use of reading tests. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Diagnostic Tests, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Tests
Download full textDavis, W. Alan; Shepard, Lorrie A. – 1982
The purposes of this study were to determine (1) which tests are most frequently used in the identification of learning disabilities, (2) how knowledgeable specialists are about the technical properties of the tests, and (3) what practices are used to safeguard valid diagnoses when psychometrically inadequate tests are used clinically. A two stage…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities
DeGeorge, George P. – 1975
This guide is a compilation of factors considered important in the selection of tests for bilingual/bicultural programs. It is intended for use by test selectors or teachers in bilingual education, and does not presume to be exhaustive or authoritative. Basically the guide consists of questions the test selector or teacher should ask when…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cultural Influences, Diagnostic Tests
LENNON, ROGER T. – 1964
THE USE OF TESTS IN THE EDUCATION OF THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED IS PRESENTED. APPROPRIATE USE OF SUCH TESTS CAN MAKE SOME CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DISCOVERY OF TALENT, TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, AND TO THE BETTER GUIDANCE AND ADJUSTMENT OF CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN. MOST TESTS MEASURE ABILITY OR APTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT. THE FORMER…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Morrison, Max E. – 1975
Specifying the purpose and uses to be made of a test prior to administration is of paramount importance when one considers the time administrators and teachers spend on selecting, developing, administering and scoring tests and the amount of student time required to complete the tests. Determination of how test results will be used should be made…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. Div. of Career and Continuing Education. – 1979
Assessment instruments for use with adult learners are summarized; findings of a test use survey of 163 California districts serving adult students are given; and management techniques for administering large and small group tests are suggested. Forms for the evaluation of test instruments and for an assessment survey are appended. Tests reviewed…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrative Problems, Adult Education, Adult Students
