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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Research. – 1977
The "Test Development Notebook" is a resource designed for the preparation of tests of literal comprehension for students in grades 1 through 12. This volume contains 260 multiple-choice cloze exercises taken from textbooks in social studies, and the accompanying answer key. Each exercise carries the code letter of the section to which it belongs.…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Civics, Cloze Procedure, Cultural Education
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Research and Assessment. – 1982
This supplement is intended to help schools get the maximum amount of useful information from test results; information that will be helpful in program monitoring, grouping, planning instructional activities, and reporting results to parents and community. Contents include an introduction to test interpretation and interpreting of test scores;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Comprehension Tests
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
Intended for students taking the Grade 12 Diploma Examination in English 30 in Alberta, Canada, this reading test contains 80 multiple choice test items based on the ten readings in the readings booklet. The questions examine the student's skills in (1) understanding meanings, (2) understanding and interpreting the relationships between form and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Download full textNewman, Dorothy C.; And Others – 1977
To determine the concurrent validity of a standardized test and its usefulness to educators, reading ratings from the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills were compared to teacher ratings and independently administered placement test ratings. Two hundred one primary children, the majority of whom read one or more years below grade level, took the ITBS by a…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Correlation, Disadvantaged Youth
Karlin, Robert – 1977
Designed for prospective and practicing secondary school teachers, this volume examines several aspects of reading in the content areas: the general reading problem in high schools, the development of programs for reading in specific subject areas, the psychology of reading instruction in the content areas, the improvement of diagnostic teaching,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Diagnostic Teaching, High Schools, Individualized Reading
Irizarry, Ruddie A.; And Others – 1980
This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual/Bicultural Program that was conducted at a New York City high school in l979-l980. The program served Spanish speaking students. A demographic analysis of the school's neighborhood and a discussion of participating students' characteristics are provided. The program description outlines the project's…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Class Organization
GOLDSTEIN, BERNARD; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS, PEER RELATIONS, PERSONAL VALUES, AND ATTITUDES WHICH DISTINGUISH BETTER FROM POORER READERS, AND TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO IMPROVEMENT OR DECLINE IN READING ABILITY BETWEEN THIRD AND SIXTH GRADE TESTING POINTS, WERE INVESTIGATED. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH 705 6TH, 8TH, 10TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO WERE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Black Students, Cultural Influences
Educational Projects, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1967
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY WAS PREPARED FOR CONSULTANTS WHO SERVE OEO MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM WORKER PROGRAMS. THE FIRST SECTION PERTAINS TO CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND INCLUDES (1) READING AND LANGUAGE, (2) ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, (3) SOCIAL STUDIES, (4) MATHEMATICS, (5) VOCATIONAL, AND (6) CHILDREN'S SERIES. THE SECOND PART IS A LIST OF TESTING…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Career Development, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
COLETTE, SISTER M. – 1966
FOURTEEN MASTER'S THESES ON READING AND FOUR ON THE EDUCATION OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED COMPLETED AT THE CARDINAL STRITCH COLLEGE, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, IN 1966 ARE SUMMARIZED IN VOLUME 8 IN A SERIES OF RESEARCH ABSTRACTS. THE READING STUDIES--DEALING WITH KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND ADULT STUDENTS--ARE FOCUSED ON READINESS TESTING…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Environmental Influences
Portsmouth School Dept., RI. – 1977
The last of eight related documents, this monograph describes the process for selecting students for the Reading Instruction and Pupil Personnel Services (RIPPS) program. The Title I guidelines for educationally deprived children are outlined, and the selection score criteria for kindergarten, grade one, grades two through four, and grades five…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educationally Disadvantaged
Drummond, Don, Ed.; Wignell, Edna, Ed. – 1979
Offered as a guide to the teaching of reading and the development of reading skills, this publication provides information on assessment, teaching methods, and published resource materials and is directed to elementary school teachers and reading specialists. The ten chapters include information on the stages of reading, reading readiness, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Individualized Reading
Kachuck, Beatrice Levy – 1978
Six reading textbook series and two standardized reading tests were examined for their uses of 16 syntax structures and the sequential patterns of increasing complexity of syntax structures within each series. Results were as follows: although the series showed overall increases in complexity across the six grades, the increases were not…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades
HAKKARAINEN, EDWARD A. – 1967
A REMEDIAL READING INSTRUCTION PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE SKILLS OF HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS IS EVALUATED. CENTERS WERE ESTABLISHED AT THREE SITES TO SERVE 750 DROPOUTS REFERRED BY VARIOUS COMMUNITY AGENCIES. THE PROJECT WAS STAFFED BY SIX REMEDIAL READING TEACHERS, SEVEN COMMUNITY AIDES, AND ONE LIAISON WORKER. INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION USING A VARIETY…
Descriptors: Attendance, Case Studies, Dropout Programs, Enrollment
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1967
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS, DESCRIPTIONS OF PROCEDURES, AND SAMPLES OF RECORDS, LESSON PLANS, EXERCISES, TEST ITEMS, AND ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS GUIDE FOR BEGINNING TEACHERS. THE GUIDE IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER TITLES -- (1) LEARNING ABOUT THE CHILD, (2) CLASS ORGANIZATION, (3) BECOMING ACQUAINTED WITH MATERIALS, (4) GETTING…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Curriculum Guides, Educational Media, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Osborn, Julia; Rothstein, Evelyn – 1975
As part of a two-year project that examined the processes by which children initially approach the reading task, a screening test was designed to aid in the selection of the four kindergarten children who were to participate in the project. Consisting of seven parts, the test asked each child to do the following tasks: write his/her name; isolate…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Kindergarten Children
