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Peer reviewedCooney, G. H. – Australian Journal of Education, 1975
Some theoretical issues relevant to grading and the transforming of test scores are considered in this paper, and a comparison is made of two methods of scaling which use moderator variables. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Evaluation Criteria, Grade Equivalent Scores, Grading
Peer reviewedBackhouse, J. K. – Educational Research, 1976
The problem of determining grades on a common scale for two groups offering a common paper in an examination was examined. Three theoretical methods were offered and the results of applying them to some data provided by the East Midland Regional Examinations Board were compared. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grade Equivalent Scores, Grading, Predictive Measurement
Download full textBreland, Hunter M. – 1973
Using data from a national random sample of 16,685 high school seniors collected in 1972, 10 different grade average reporting systems were analyzed by means of a nonlinear least squares procedure. A grade conversion table was created by relating reported grade averages in all of the systems to common percentile ranks in class. It was suggested…
Descriptors: Grade Equivalent Scores, Grade Point Average, High School Students, Research Reports
Esp, Barbarann – 1976
Addressing the trend in American colleges and universities to award constantly higher grades each year, New College of Hofstra University has been studying the grading patterns over the past years. Grades awarded during the academic year 1975-76 have not changed significantly. They remained at B level. The percent of grades in each grade category…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Credit No Credit Grading, Grade Equivalent Scores
CTB / McGraw-Hill, Monterey, CA. – 1971
A comprehensive assessment was made of the status of elementary education in Missouri in reading, mathematics, language, and study skills. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) and the Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude (SFTAA) were administered to a sample of Missouri fourth and sixth graders. For each curricular area, Missouri…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Education
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
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Federal Education Opportunity Programs. – 1976
An integral part of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs has been the evaluation of these programs in terms of attainment of increments of gain in reading and mathematics. One of the most widely used methods of analyzing pre and post test norm referenced data has been the six-step historical regression procedure. This…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1988
1988 is the eighth year of the Arizona Pupil Achievement Testing Program which is administered to fulfill the requirements of Arizona Revised Statutes Section 15-741 through Section 15-744. This legislation mandates that a nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement test be administered during April to all pupils enrolled in Arizona public…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores
Archambo, Judith P.; Briscoe, May E. – 1970
The 1968-69 evaluation of Kentucky's Rural Child Care Project had 5 major objectives: to assess the relationship between a child's attendance in a Child Development Center and his subsequent intellectual performance and academic achievement in elementary school; to evaluate the impact of changes in the Child Development Program itself on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Curriculum Development, Family Involvement
Hopkins, Kenneth D.; Bracht, Glenn H.
The stability of reading performance, as measured by the Metropolitan Achievement Tests, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, and Iowa Tests of Educational Development, was studied using students in grades 1 through 7 and grades 9 and 11. A reading vocabulary test and a reading comprehension test are included in all three test batteries. The standard…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Educational Research
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1989
For 1989, the ninth year of standardized norm-referenced achievement testing mandated by the Arizona State Legislature, the Arizona State Board of Education adopted the Riverside Basic Skills Assessment Program (RBSAP). According to the RBSAP, the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills are administered to students in grades 1 through 8, and the Tests of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores, Language Skills
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1986
April 1986 marked the sixth year of the statewide testing program in reading, language, and mathematics mandated by the Arizona legislature. For 1986, the Arizona State Board of Education adopted three tests to fulfill the legislative mandate: the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (grades 1 through 8); the Stanford Achievement Test (grade 9); and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Valisno, Mona Dumlao – 1980
Described here is the Accreditation and Equivalency Programme (AEP), begun in the Philippines in 1976. Early chapters emphasize that the program was instituted to establish citizens' eligibility to receive academic credit for out-of-school learning and experiences, to encourage dropouts to return to school, and to determine eligibility for…
Descriptors: Continuation Students, Credits, Dropout Programs, Educational Attainment
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1990
April 1990 marked the tenth year of the effort mandated by the Arizona State Legislature to assess student performance through nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement testing in reading, grammar, and mathematics for students in grades 1 through 12. This was the sixth year the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills were administered to students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1987
April 1987 marked the seventh year of the statewide testing program in reading, language, and mathematics mandated by the Arizona State legislature. The Arizona testing program used nationally-standardized norm-referenced achievement tests. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) were administered to students in grades 1 through 8, the Stanford…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores
