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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
Phelps, William R. – 1974
This training guide is prepared primarily for the professional practitioner; however, academicians may find the guide to have considerable value in both graduate and undergraduate courses in the helping services. The material presents techniques and methods for communicating test results of a psychometric nature, suggested standards for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Counseling, Decision Making
Wodrich, David L. – 1997
To ensure that every child receives appropriate educational and developmental support, professionals who make referrals and who rely on psychological test results need to understand what these tests measure. The principles behind psychological testing, the definitions of key terminology, and the ways in which psychologists interpret test data are…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Children
Billingham, Katherine A.; And Others – 1981
Research has recognized that anxiety may exert a debilitating effect on students' academic performance; however, many studies of test anxiety have been limited by their failure to consider sex differences. Two studies were conducted to analyze sex differences of the Test Anxiety Scale (TAS) and achievement correlates and to validate a factor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Achievement Tests, College Students
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Mason, Elizabeth M.; Wenck, L. Stanley – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Cognitive differences between 987 LD children and 178 EH children in public schools on a psychoeducational assessment battery were studied, and differences in factor structure were investigated. Caution is suggested in interpreting the results of multivariate statistical analyses, which indicated heterogeneity in the matrices of LD and EH…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment
Hambleton, Ronald K., Ed.; Zaal, Jac N., Ed. – 1991
The 14 chapters of this book focus on the technical advances, advances in applied settings, and emerging topics in the testing field. Part 1 discusses methodological advances, Part 2 considers developments in applied settings, and Part 3 reviews emerging topics in the field of testing. Part 1 papers include: (1) "Advances in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Covariance, Aptitude Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
Doherty, Margaret, Comp.; MacLatchy, Josephine, Comp. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1924
The bibliography presented in this bulletin purports to cover the printed material issued in this country concerning intelligence and educational tests during the period from January 1, 1918 to June 30, 1922. It has been the purpose of the compilers to make the bibliography as useful to students and to practical school people as possible. To that…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Psychological Testing, Educational Testing, Intelligence Tests