Descriptor
| Group Testing | 2 |
| Predictive Measurement | 2 |
| Reading Research | 2 |
| Reading Tests | 2 |
| Standardized Tests | 2 |
| Test Reviews | 2 |
| Comparative Testing | 1 |
| Educational Testing | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Kindergarten Children | 1 |
| Predictive Validity | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Askov, Warren | 1 |
| Wood, Nancy V. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Nelson Denny Reading Tests | 1 |
| New Jersey College Basic… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textAskov, Warren; And Others – 1971
The predictive validity and the general usability of a battery of 10 tests reported by de Hirsch, Jansky, and Langford, the de Hirsch Predictive Index Tests of reading failure, were examined. The de Hirsch battery was administered to 433 kindergarten children in six public schools. When the pupils entered first grade, the Metropolitan Readiness…
Descriptors: Group Testing, Kindergarten Children, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
Wood, Nancy V. – 1987
To help college reading teachers develop an awareness of what standardized reading tests do and do not reveal about students' reading abilities, a study examined the testing of reading and criticized four major standardized tests. Results indicated that reading is tested through (1) reading passages accompanied by multiple choice questions, (2)…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Testing, Group Testing, Higher Education
