Descriptor
| Reading Comprehension | 7 |
| Testing Programs | 7 |
| Vocabulary Skills | 7 |
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Reading Instruction | 3 |
| Reading Tests | 3 |
| Student Placement | 3 |
| Behavioral Objectives | 2 |
| College Entrance Examinations | 2 |
| Diagnostic Tests | 2 |
| Educational Objectives | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Reports - General | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 3 |
| Researchers | 2 |
| Teachers | 2 |
Location
| Connecticut | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Test of English as a Foreign… | 2 |
| Test of Written English | 2 |
| Texas Educational Assessment… | 2 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Fry, Edward B. – 1981
The reading diagnosis tests and observations in this book provide a systematic way of gathering information about a student. The first 10 chapters test the following: (1) general reading level through oral reading of graded paragraphs; (2) silent reading comprehension; (3) phonics skills through oral reading of nonsense words and phoneme grapheme…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, Handwriting, Informal Reading Inventories
Weiss, David; Jackson, Rex – 1983
Performance data on the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills (DTLS) for entering college students were collected through a pilot study of 4,234 students in 16 colleges. This study was also designed to permit several checks on the validity of the DTLS by examining the relationship of DTLS scores to the following criteria: English course grades,…
Descriptors: College Credits, English Curriculum, Higher Education, Language Skills
Download full textEducational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1990
This manual has been prepared for those responsible for interpreting scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). In addition to test interpretation information, the manual describes the test, explains the TOEFL program, and discusses program research activities. The TOEFL was developed in 1963 to test the English-language…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Essay Tests, Expressive Language
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The reading learning objectives for fifth graders contained in this volume are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum." These objectives and the measurement specifications are provided for use by teachers and other educators responsible for student instruction and for test development specialists involved…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students, Grade 5
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The reading learning objectives for ninth graders contained in this volume are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum." These objectives and the measurement specifications are provided for use by teachers and other educators responsible for student instruction and for test development specialists involved…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students, Grade 9
Pierson, Dorothy A. – 1979
Aptitude and reading tests to be administered to technical college students are discussed in considering the design of a screening and diagnostic test battery. Diagnosis is condidered as a series of sequential steps: screening; testing; individualized program planning; program implementation; and investigation of the causes of reading difficulty.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1990
This document is the United States/Canada edition of the information bulletin for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE). The bulletin provides information and registration forms necessary for taking the TOEFL or TSE. The purpose of the TOEFL is to evaluate the North American English proficiency of…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Bulletins, College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language)
