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Download full textPalmer, Pamla; And Others – 1990
A statistical comparison was made of two test batteries, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), using a sample of 406 subjects (98 civilian high school students and 308 military recruit examinees). The sample was predominantly white and male. A first analyses described the sample and…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Comparative Testing, Correlation
Guthrie, John T. – 1986
This paper discusses the rationale for international comparisons in educational achievement, presents factors which affect the validity of such comparisons, and makes recommendations for the role of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) with respect to international studies. International comparisons are of interest in policy…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Agency Cooperation, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies
Fenton, Ray; And Others – 1993
Because of a concern by the Alaska State Department of Education that results from the American College Test (ACT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are not being used to their fullest advantage to improve secondary instruction, the use of these assessment results by other states was studied. A two-page survey and request for copies of state…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Demography, Educational Change
Shellman, David W. – 1992
The paradox of site-based school management with use of standardized tests or instructional management systems that restrict teacher choices was evident in one school district in North Carolina in which measurement of student success has centered on student performance on state-mandated tests. A study was conducted to see if students whose…
Descriptors: Accountability, Communication Skills, Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests
Ferrara, Steven F.; Thornton, Stephen J. – 1986
Two major issues related to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are explored: (1) the roles and responsibilities of federal and state education agencies in reformulating NAEP to facilitate comparisons among states; and (2) problems and solutions in aligning or accounting for differences between national assessment objectives and…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Robinson, Mary A.; Moore, Mary H. – 1992
The relationship between student scores on standardized achievement tests taken in the eighth grade and the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test (ONGPT) was studied to determine whether standardized achievement test cut-off scores can be used in place of the ONGPT. Students enrolled in the eighth grade in an urban school district in the spring of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Citizenship Education, Comparative Testing, Cutting Scores
