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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
Download full textGranville, Arthur; And Others – 1977
This interim report re-examines data on instrument suitability, comparability of groups, and adequacy of sample size in Year III of the process evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC) and offers preliminary recommendations concerning the feasibility of continuing the impact study. PDC is a Head Start demonstration program aimed at…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Cowie, Colin – 1976
Questions often raised about intelligence tests are discussed: (1) the definition of intelligence; (2) the definition of intelligence quotient; (3) the kinds of tests available; (4) validity; (5) fairness to minority groups; (6) use made of test results; (7) differences in results among various intelligence tests; (8) differences in scores using…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Culture Fair Tests, Foreign Countries, Guides
PDF pending restorationBaldauf, Richard B., Jr.; Propst, Ivan K., Jr. – 1979
The matching cloze format used in constructing the reading comprehension parts of the Micronesian Achievement Test Series (MATS) is described as a holistic approach which measures skills comparable to those needed by English as a second language students in actual reading situations. Kenneth Goodman's theory about the strategies used by good…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Tomko, Thomas N.; Ennis, Robert H. – 1979
A discussion of evaluating informal logic competence centers on the identification of currently available tests and on a description of test theory, to aid in test selection. The following concepts in test theory are discussed: norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, true scores, reliability, validity, test selection and evaluation, test…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Critical Thinking, Educational Testing
WEITZ, HENRY – 1967
COUNSELORS OFTEN ADMINISTER TESTS OF QUESTIONABLE VALIDITY. IN RELIABILITY STUDIES, EVERY PRECAUTION IS TAKEN TO STABILIZE THE STIMULUS SITUATION. IN ASSESSING VALIDITY, CONCERN CENTERS ON BEHAVIOR UNDER DIFFERENT STIMULUS CONDITIONS. CRONBACH'S THEORETICAL LIMIT FOR A VALIDITY COEFFICIENT OF A TEST IS THE SQUARE ROOT OF THE RELIABILITY…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Counseling, Counseling Objectives
Anderson, Beverly L.; And Others – 1980
Before selecting an achievement test, it is essential to determine its purpose. There are eight purposes, relating to three educational decision making contexts: (1) instructional managerial (diagnosis, course placement, career guidance); (2) screening (selection and certification) and (3) programmatic (survey assessment, formative evaluation,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills
Ross, G. Robert – 1977
A set of eight widely used inductive reasoning tests were investigated to determine whether or not they have different factorial structures. The eight inductive tests and three deductive tests, taken from the French Kit of Reference Tests for Cognitive Factors and the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, were administered to 157 high school…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing, Deduction
Goodman, Marvin; Mina, Elias – 1977
Variability in diagnostic procedures and a lack of valid and reliable measures led to the development of a comprehensive battery, which incorporated an operational definition of learning disabilities. The battery consisted of forms for observing these functions: intelligence, academic achievement, gross and fine motor control, visual perception,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
Miles, David T. – 1968
The purpose of this first phase of a continuing research program was the development of a test of creative problem solving in general design. A design class of 186 members was divided into an experimental and control group; a non-design control group (an educational psychology class) of 45 was also tested. Multivariate interpretation of creative…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Shuford, Emir H., Jr.; Brown, Thomas A. – 1974
A student's choice of an answer to a test question is a coarse measure of his knowledge about the subject matter of the question. Much finer measurement might be achieved if the student were asked to estimate, for each possible answer, the probability that it is the correct one. Such a procedure could yield two classes of benefits: (a) students…
Descriptors: Bias, Computer Programs, Confidence Testing, Decision Making
Moore, Shirley G. – 1973
A picture-board sociometric interview for preschool children is described and information on reliability and validity is presented. While the reliability of this measure of peer popularity is low to moderate using test-retest or split-half measures, the interview data does seem to predict other relevant measures of the social behavior of young…
Descriptors: Group Status, Guides, Interaction, Interviews
Morrow, William R. – 1974
The primary aim of this research project was to test the hypothesis that successful teacher- and parent-mediated direct modification, by operant techniques, of youngsters' deviant behavior would tend to be followed by significant positive changes in the youngsters' self-concepts. Two studies were done. In the first, focusing on teacher-mediated…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Agents
Guilliams, Clark I. – 1975
Chicano and Amerindian vocabulary scale responses from the Stanford-Binet (LM) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children were item-analyzed for 1,009 subjects. The response patterns differed both by ethnic group and test, as well as by age. The most common, and recurring, pattern found was "level-of-difficulty" gradient…
Descriptors: American Indians, Correlation, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Fleming, Dan B. – 1974
In this paper, the author reviews a number of criticisms that have been made of the use of standardized tests in the social studies and reviews 11 general, skills, and discipline-oriented standardized tests for social studies. Standardized tests evaluating the results of the new social studies courses are open to criticism on the basis of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, National Competency Tests, Predictive Measurement
