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Hautala, Jarkko; Heikkilä, Riikka; Nieminen, Lea; Rantanen, Vesa; Latvala, Juha-Matti; Richardson, Ulla – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
Computerized game-based assessment (GBA) system for screening reading difficulties may provide substantial time and cost benefits over traditional paper-and-pencil assessment while providing means also to individually adapt learning content in educational games. To study the reliability and validity of a GBA system to identify struggling readers…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Ability Identification, Evaluation Methods, Reliability
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McIntosh, David E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1999
The discriminant validity of the Upper Preschool Level of the Differential Ability Scales (DAS) was studied using 32 at-risk preschoolers and 30 normal preschoolers. Results indicate that the DAS was an excellent measure to use when trying to differentiate between at-risk and normal preschoolers, and could reliably identify whether a child was at…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, High Risk Students, Preschool Children, Reliability
Wood, Penelope – 1973
After an interview procedure used with educable mentally retarded children is described, the findings of an examination of some collected interview data are reported in this study of the Computer Based Project for the Evaluation of Media for the Handicapped. An ex post facto analysis revealed a moderately high correlation between interviewer…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Handicapped Children