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Holmes, Susan E.; Doody-Bogan, Evelyn N. – 1983
The accuracy of trait estimates obtained from three vertical equating methods was examined. The procedures studied included two anchor test designs and a single-group design. Data from two content areas and two grade combinations were studied. A three-parameter logistic model was used to perform the equatings. The results obtained were used to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Equated Scores, Estimation (Mathematics), Latent Trait Theory
Peer reviewedDziuban, Charles D.; Mealor, David J. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Correlations among motor, visual, auditory, and language subscales of a primary device, Yellow Brick Road, with subsequent academic achievement on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills were moderate (.35 to .81). Comparisons of third-grade boys and girls on the screening device yielded little difference. Implications for educational screening…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Correlation, Followup Studies
Mandeville, Garrett K. – 1987
School effectiveness indices (SEIs) based on residuals from regressing test performance in reading and mathematics onto prior-year test performance and a socioeconomic status measure (percentage eligible for a subsidized lunch program) were obtained for two consecutive years for 431 South Carolina elementary schools. The analysis involved school…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Correlation, Elementary Education
