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Peer reviewedTrentham, Landa L. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1975
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Grade 6
Download full textFlores, Penelope V. – 1990
The effects of an experimental geometry course on gender differences in standardized test performance were studied. The experimental approach involved: (1) reading new concepts and materials followed by class discussion; (2) relating applications to real-life situations; and (3) conducting a spiraling review of concepts throughout the year.…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Geometry, High School Students, High Schools
Doolittle, Allen E.; Welch, Catherine J. – 1990
The performance of 2,000 academically talented seventh-grade students on the American College Testing Program (ACT) Assessment was investigated in comparison with 2,000 college-bound 12th-grade examinees. Data from the February 1988 and February 1989 administrations of the ACT were used. Differential test performance and item performance were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Peer reviewedStoker, Howard W. – Florida Journal of Educational Research, 1985
Two studies investigated the performance of Florida high school seniors on the Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests). The GED Test Battery, as revised in 1980, consists of 290 items in 5 subject areas (writing, social studies, science, reading, and mathematics). In the first study, the performance of 1,200 Florida students was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Equivalency Tests, Functional Literacy
