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Download full textHuebner, Ruth A.; And Others – 1995
This manual describes the Wisconsin Sensorimotor Pointing Assessment (WSPA) for individuals with severe communication deficits complicated by other cognitive or motor disabilities, and provides guidelines for its administration. The WSPA was designed to quantify four categories of sensory and motor abilities necessary for initiating and accurately…
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo. Evaluation Center. – 1995
This document contains the executive summary and the detailed report which provide an independent evaluation of Kentucky's new system for assessing student performance, the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The summary gauges progress to date, highlights some strengths to be built on and problems to be solved, and provides…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Information Systems
Feil, Edward G.; And Others – 1996
This paper describes the Early Screening Project (ESP), a system to identify behavior problems among preschool children ages 3 to 5. The ESP is a three-stage, multiple-gating set of procedures which assesses both the frequency and intensity of adjustment problems. In Stage 1, teachers rank students on externalizing and internalizing behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists
Cook, Allison A. – 1995
The IDEA Oral Language Proficiency Test (IPT-I), forms C and D, aims to determine the level of English oral language proficiency as it relates to accepted levels of NonEnglish speaking (NES), limited English speaking (LES), and fluent English speaking (FES) designations in order to place students in an appropriate classroom setting. The test was…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
Cizek, Gregory J. – 1993
The report of the National Academy of Education (NAE), "Setting Performance Standards for Student Achievement," provides an interpretation of NAE investigations into the procedures surrounding establishment of achievement levels for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAE report synthesizes the investigations of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Educational Policy
Ghonsooly, Behzad – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1993
Translation testing methodology has been criticized for its subjective character. No real strides have so far been made in developing an objective translation test. In this paper, certain detailed procedures including various phases of pretesting have been performed to achieve objectivity and scorability in translation testing methodology. In…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, English (Second Language)
McDaniel, Ernest – 1994
This book is designed to introduce education students to the essentials of measurement and evaluation. It focuses on the topics essential to effective classroom teaching and treats these topics in a way that emphasizes the human context that surrounds and guides their use. The book is organized into three main sections. The first is understanding…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, Educational Assessment
Thompson, Bruce; And Others – 1994
The original "Bayley Scales of Infant Development" (BSID) (Bayley 1969) have been among the most popular measures of performance and aptitude of infants. In the present study the reliability and construct validity of mental and motor scores on the revised Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II (BSID-II) were investigated. A national…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aptitude Tests, Behavior Patterns, Child Development
Johnson, William L.; And Others – 1991
A popular instrument purported to measure psychological dimensions of school climate--the Charles F. Kettering Ltd. School Climate Profile (CFK)--was analyzed psychometrically. Factor analysis was used to examine the construct validity of the CFK scale, Part A, General Climate Factors, which contains 8 subscales each with 5 items (a total of 40…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Construct Validity, Educational Environment, Factor Analysis
Valdez, Cheryl; Schnell-Torosian, Roxanne – 1991
A test of English language proficiency designed for administration to school children with severe disabilities is presented. The test packet contains a manual for test administrators, a five-page form for recording student testing data, and a score sheet. The manual offers an introduction to the instrument, including its rationale, definitions of…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Expressive Language
Parish, Charles; Perkins, Kyle – 1984
This study investigates the extent to which beginning to advanced students of English as a second language (ESL) understand antecedent/anaphora relationships in written discourse. The findings are related to previous research on anaphoric reference in first and second language contexts, emphasizing the significance of this factor in measurement of…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Connected Discourse, English (Second Language)
Anderson, Stephen A. – 1989
In the 1983-84 school year, the Michigan State Board of Education conducted a survey of early childhood programs in all of the state's school districts. A total of 518 districts, or 93 percent, responded. Of these, 161 districts indicated that they had a 2-year developmental program for children who were old enough to enter kindergarten but were…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Practices, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education
Nurss, Joanne R. – 1989
Several issues should be considered in selecting assessment instruments and procedures for use in adult literacy programs. Teachers must consider the purpose of the assessment; the appropriateness of the assessment instrument for adults; the reliability, validity, and practicality of the instrument; whether the assessment is culturally sensitive;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Educational Testing
Costantino, Giuseppe; And Others – 1989
TEMAS is an apperception test depicting Hispanic and Black characters (minority version) or White characters (non-minority version) interacting in urban settings and expressing culturally oriented themes. It is scored for cognitive, affective, and personality functioning. The normative profiles, reliability, and criterion-related validity of TEMAS…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Fair Tests
de Jong, John H. A. L. – Toegepaste taalwetenschap in artikelen 20, 1984
A study investigated the validity of an English listening skills test by comparing the results of native American and British English speakers with those of Dutch students of English as a second language. A hypothesis suggested that two-thirds of the items would test listening skills and the remaining third would test other knowledge. Test results…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Educational Background
