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Validity and Reliability of Criterion-Referenced Measures: Issues and Procedures for Special Educators.

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Harris, Larry P.; Wolf, Steven R. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1979

The article focuses on the controversy over norm-referenced v criterion-referenced measures (CRM) in assessment of learning disorders. The authors contend that while the reliability of CRMs is generally indisputable, the validity of measures designed from local curricula is still dependent on the intuitive judgments of teachers. (Author/SBH)

Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Norm Referenced Tests

Calculating Achievement Composite Scores for Regression Discrepancy Models.

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Evans, Larry D. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996

This article provides the equations necessary to derive a single composite score based on two achievement scores measuring the same discrepancy area in students with learning disabilities. Also provided are the equations necessary to determine the composite score's reliability and its correlation with an IQ score. (CR)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equations (Mathematics)