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Scrutinize Students' Test Scores, and They Might Not Look So Rosy.
Savage, David – American School Board Journal, 1984
Higher elementary student scores on standardized tests do not mean educational improvement. Scores can be affected by teaching "to" the test, coaching on test taking, and skewed norms. Test scores have been declining at the secondary level. Included is a discussion of secondary tests. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Scores
A Model for Developing Local Norms with a Standardized Achievement Measure for Use with Local Program Evaluation: Procedures and Effects.
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Arter, Judith A.; Estes, Gary D. – 1978
The validity of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) and problems associated with inappropriate norms were investigated in eleven senior high schools in Phoenix, Arizona. CTBS validity was assessed in three ways: (1) correlation between test scores and number of courses taken in that subject; (2) correlation between CTBS scores and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, High Schools
The Predictive Validity of the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration under Group and Individual Modes of Administration Relative to Academic Performance Measures of Second-Grade Pupils without Identifiable Major Learning Disabilities.
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Curtis, Connie June; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The score distributions of the two methods of administration described in the title revealed comparable means, standard deviations, and general shape of distribution. With respect to validity coefficients, no appreciable differences were found. (JKS)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Testing, Eye Hand Coordination, Grade 2