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Direct linkTarar, Jessica M.; Meisinger, Elizabeth B.; Dickens, Rachel H. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2015
The TOWRE-2 was developed to provide an efficient measure of two essential wordlevel reading skills, sight word reading and phonetic decoding skills. The Sight Word Efficiency (SWE) subtest assesses the number of real words that an individual can read from a vertical list within 45 s. This subtest is designed to measure the size of an individual's…
Descriptors: Word Study Skills, Sight Method, Phonetics, Decoding (Reading)
Download full textNorthwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1978
Key findings of a pilot study of the Alaska Instructional Diagnostic System (AIDS) are summarized. The AIDS pilot test served to verify the appropriateness of the skills survey as well as the validity and reliability of the items. The AIDS testing system includes three components: (1) upper level skills surveys (grades 3-8); (2) lower level skill…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Farr, Roger, Comp. – 1971
One of a series of reading research profiles developed from the ERIC/CRIER data base, this annotated bibliography which focuses on the assessment of reading behavior is aimed primarily at researchers but is also relevant for test developers and users. The included studies cover the years 1950 to 1969 and were selected from published journal…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Evaluation
Smith-Moore, Cathy; Bowden, Barbara – 1983
The Alabama High School Graduation Examination (AHSGE) was given to eleventh graders for the first time in October 1983. In April, 1983, an instructional validity survey was conducted concurrently with the piloting of the AHSGE to determine if seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students were being taught the skills tested on the AHSGE.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, Language Arts, Mathematics Skills
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
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1971
The two major purposes of this study are: (1) To provide local school officials with information regarding the performance on basic skills achievement of each student who took the 1970-71 Michigan Educational Assessment Battery, and (2) To provide local officials with information that will assist them in understanding and interpreting their…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, English, Grade 4
