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Hurford, David P.; Wines, Autumn – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2022
The purpose of the present study was to examine the potential that parents could effectively administer an online dyslexia evaluation tool (ODET) to their children. To this end, four groups consisting of parents and trained staff were compared. Sixty-three children (36 females and 27 males) participated. The children in each group were assessed…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Computer Assisted Testing, Dyslexia, Screening Tests
Anne Wicks; Robin Berkley – George W. Bush Institute, 2025
Assessments are one of the most important--and often misunderstood--elements of education. In most cases, tests are administered by the state as well as by districts and schools. Assessments at each of these levels have distinct purposes, yield different information, and are part of a powerful, coordinated approach to improving student outcomes.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Testing, Tests, Standardized Tests
Fitzgerald, Jill; Shanahan, Timothy E. – International Literacy Association, 2020
Reading scores exist for a continuum of purposes, from informal assessment to formal standardized tests. This brief aims to answer the question: What matters most for elementary-grade teachers when thinking about reading scores, and what could policymakers do to help teachers? Three positions worth pursuing in this regard are shared: (1) every…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Scores, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
New York State Education Department, 2024
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Grades 5 & 8 Science Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Language Arts, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests
Nebraska Department of Education, 2022
In Winter 2021-2022, the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) assessments are administered in ELA and mathematics in Grades 3-8. In Spring 2021-2022, the NSCAS assessments are administered in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in Grades 3-8 and in science in Grades 5 and 8. The purposes of the NSCAS assessments are to…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Student Centered Learning, Mathematics Tests
Nebraska Department of Education, 2023
In Fall and Winter 2022-2023, the NSCAS assessments were administered in ELA and mathematics for grades 3-8. In Spring 2022-2023, the NSCAS assessments were administered in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics for grades 3-8 and in science for grades 5 and 8. The purposes of the NSCAS assessments are to measure and report Nebraska students'…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Student Centered Learning, Mathematics Tests
Examination of the Diurnal Assumptions of the Test of Variables of Attention for Elementary Students
Hurford, David P.; Lasater, Kara A.; Erickson, Sara E.; Kiesling, Nicole E. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2013
Objective: To examine the diurnal assumptions of the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA). Method: The present study assessed 122 elementary students aged 5.5 to 10.0 years who were randomly assigned to one of four different groups based on time of administration (M-M: Morning-Morning, M-A: Morning-Afternoon, A-M: Afternoon-Morning, and A-A:…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Elementary School Students, Time, Testing
Morrow, James R., Jr.; Martin, Scott B.; Jackson, Allen W. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality (reliability and validity) of large-scale fitness testing in Texas and determine if reliabilities and validities were related to potential confounding variables. Four test administration scenarios were conducted to investigate the quality of data collected statewide as part of the Texas…
Descriptors: Health Related Fitness, Tests, Test Validity, Test Reliability
New York State Education Department, 2014
This technical report provides an overview of the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA), including a description of the purpose of the NYSAA, the processes utilized to develop and implement the NYSAA program, and Stakeholder involvement in those processes. The purpose of this report is to document the technical aspects of the 2013-14 NYSAA.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, State Departments of Education, Student Evaluation
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The aim of the 2018 International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Jaeger, Richard M. – 1973
The Anchor Test Study provides a means for translating a pupil's score on any one of seven widely used standardized reading tests to a corresponding score on any of the other tests for students in grades 4, 5, and 6. In addition, the study provides new estimates of alternate form reliability for each of the seven tests, provides estimates of the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Equated Scores, Measurement Techniques, Reading
Tillinghast, B. S., Jr.; Renzulli, Joseph S. – Journal of Educational Research, 1968
The purpose of this study was to further examine the reliability of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), a new instrument to measure hearing vocabulary so that a student's verbal intelligence may be inferred. A group testing procedure was utilized by reproducing the PPVT plates on 35 millimeter transparent slides and projecting them onto a…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Elementary School Students, Evaluation, Group Testing
Kohr, Richard L. – 1974
This study examined five subscales of the Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment self-concept scale, composed largely of items from the Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory, in terms of socioeconomic status (SES) and sex differences in internal consistency, stability, across time changes in means, and relationship with achievement. In general,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students, Longitudinal Studies
Denny, David A. – 1969
Research objectives were: (1) to establish norm data from a battery of creativity tests, (2) to obtain frequency of response scores for the originality sub-test (Guilford) to compare with scorer judgment type "remote" scores, (3) to perform an item analysis, (4) to analyze and report on the relationship of creativity, socio-economic status, I.Q.,…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creativity Research, Data Analysis, Elementary School Students
Harris, Margaret L.; Golub, Lester S. – 1971
Content and task dimensions of language arts items were studied using factor analytic techniques. These items were developed to measure concept attainment using a completely crossed design with 30 concepts and 12 tasks. Conventional factor analyses were performed, separately for boys and girls, for concept scores and for task scores. Three-mode…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Content Analysis, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis
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