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Download full textPark, Bitnara Jasmine; Irvin, P. Shawn; Anderson, Daniel; Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2011
This technical report presents results from a cross-validation study designed to identify optimal cut scores when using easyCBM[R] reading tests in Oregon. The cross-validation study analyzes data from the 2009-2010 academic year for easyCBM[R] reading measures. A sample of approximately 2,000 students per grade, randomly split into two groups of…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Reading Tests, Prediction, Measurement Techniques
Jones, Paul L.; Armitage, Bonnie J. – 1984
Having implemented a testing procedure using the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests to identify recruits with reading deficiencies, the United States Navy conducted a study comparing the performance of recruits on three different reading tests. A total of 716 recruits completed the comprehension portion of the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests, the Tests…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Armed Forces, Comparative Analysis, Military Personnel
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1982
The Reading Test for New York State Elementary Schools is designed to determine the most difficult prose text a student can read with comprehension. Test uses described include evaluating the student's current level of achievement; determining reading difficulty levels for instruction; measuring growth of comprehension; determining statewide…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Latent Trait Theory
Hills, John R.; King, F. J. – 1978
The 1977 edition of the Florida Functional Literacy Test is a 117-item multiple-choice measure of 13 mathematics and 11 communication skills required for minimal acceptable performance for students to graduate from state high schools. A student must pass at least half of the skills in mathematics and communications and get 70 percent of the items…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Functional Literacy, Graduation Requirements
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability/Testing. – 1996
The North Carolina End-of-Grade Testing Program is based on the assessment of higher level skills in the context of specific subject-area content. These tests inform students, parents, the community, and educators about the achievement of North Carolina students in grades three through eight in given areas. This report describes the development…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Tests
Weiss, David; Jackson, Rex – 1983
Performance data on the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills (DTLS) for entering college students were collected through a pilot study of 4,234 students in 16 colleges. This study was also designed to permit several checks on the validity of the DTLS by examining the relationship of DTLS scores to the following criteria: English course grades,…
Descriptors: College Credits, English Curriculum, Higher Education, Language Skills
O'Reilly, Robert P.; Schuder, R. T. – 1977
The content and utility of two models of reading comprehension tests, the basic skills assessment model and the multiple choice cloze (MCC) model, are discussed. The basic reading competency model assesses the ability to read or infer "basic" meanings from a range of written or symbolic communication, as is necessary for daily living in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cloze Procedure, Criterion Referenced Tests, Diagnostic Tests
PDF pending restorationLouisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge.
The technical characteristics of the reading criterion referenced tests administered to pupils in grades 4, 8, and 11 as part of the Louisiana State Assessment of Reading are described. Fourth and eighth grade tests include vocabulary, phonetic and structural analysis, comprehension and study skills; eleventh grade tests include vocabulary, word…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 4
Warshavsky, Belle – 1975
The concurrent validity of the third grade, New York State Pupil Evaluation Reading Program (PEP) reading test was examined with the following standardized tests: the Durrell Silent Reading Test, the Gilmore Oral Reading Test, the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT), the Verbal IQ of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), and the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cloze Procedure, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Green, Donald Ross – 1987
An assessment of the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) City-Wide Testing Program is presented to determine the effects of using customized achievement tests to achieve multiple purposes. The tests are derived from, or related to, the tests in a nationally standardized test battery, but include items written specifically to measure the local curriculum.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 4, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Ward, William C.; And Others – 1986
The College Board Computerized Placement Tests are intended for use by two- and four-year colleges in determining whether entering students are prepared for college-level work in English, reading, and mathematics, or whether they need developmental studies. Seventeen colleges and universities participated in pilot testing of the College Board…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Basic Skills, College English, College Faculty
