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Harnisch, Delwyn L.; Torres, Rosalie T. – 1983
An index identifying factors leading to unusual response patterns by students, the modified caution index, was computed for the reading comprehension and study skills items of Booklet 5 from the 1979 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading achievement survey given to the 9-, 13- and 17-year-old samples. The analyses focused on…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Mathematics Skills
Download full textLaw, Alexander I. – 1982
This document presents more useful statewide testing as a rationale for a revision to the California Assessment Program (CAP). A brief description of the revision procedures, and an illustrative outline of the skills and concepts covered by CAP are included. Approximately 270 districts and counties participated in the test development process to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Grade 6
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 100 multiple-choice cloze exercises taken from consumer magazines, catalogs, instructions, advertisements, and contracts; and the accompanying answer key. Each exercise…
Descriptors: Advertising, Answer Keys, Catalogs, Cloze Procedure
Levy, Stanley A.; Dixon, Melinda E. – 1982
In 1979, a study was conducted at Palomar College (PC) to measure student reading levels; to determine textbook readability in humanities, science, and vocational education courses; and to make recommendations for adjusting the curriculum and/or screening procedures in order to facilitate increased student success in reading technical content-area…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Humanities Instruction, Readability, Readability Formulas
Brown, Scott W.; Hall, Vernon C. – 1982
A 1978 study (Torgesen, Bowen and Ivey) of the structure and modality variables of the Visual-Aural Digit Span (VADS) test was replicated to determine: (1) if the effects generalized across age; (2) if differences between simultaneous and sequential visually presented items were due to mode of presentation or the amount of study time; (3) the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Grade 2
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1982
The Regents Competency Program has two basic purposes: (1) to assure the early identification of students who need help in developing reading, writing, and mathematics skills and (2) to assure that students have acquired adequate competency in these skills before receiving a high school diploma. The New York State Preliminary Competency Test in…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
Nolen, Patricia A.; Lam, Tony C. M. – 1981
A comparison was made of Durrell Analysis of Reading Difficulty and informal reading inventory (IRI) independent and instructional level designations for 15 children, aged 9 to 11 years, who had been referred to a diagnostic clinic for reading assessment. The children's reading performance was first scored according to procedures outlined in the…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories
Anderson, Richard C.; And Others – 1985
Fulfilling a need for careful and thorough synthesis of an extensive body of findings on reading, this report presents leading experts' interpretations of both current knowledge of reading and the state of the art and practice of teaching reading. The introduction contains two claims: (1) the knowledge is now available to make worthwhile…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1984
The reading learning objectives contained in this volume are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum" which outlines the rules and procedures for implementation of Section 21.101 of the Texas Education Code. These objectives and the measurement specifications are provided for use by teachers and other…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
Gutkin, Joan – 1985
A study was conducted to determine whether a particular diagnostic assessment and monitoring program would have an effect on class achievement, regardless of curriculum used. The program consisted of a series of criterion-referenced tests coordinated with sequenced lessons in reading, oral language, and arithmetic, with the results charted by…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Arts, Pretests Posttests
Forstall, James C. – 1984
In fall 1983, a survey was conducted to determine the extent of basic skills assessment of incoming students conducted in Illinois public community colleges. Questionnaires were sent to 50 community colleges, requesting information on the skills assessed, the time of assessment, and the instruments used. Study findings, based on responses from 44…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Diagnosis, Quantitative Tests
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
Schuyler, Nancy Baenen – 1985
The Austin Independent School District Office of Research and Evaluation (AISD-ORE) has recently completed a three year study of the effects of retention on elementary students. As in other studies comparing the academic achievement of elementary retainees and similar students not retained, findings indicated that promoted students generally show…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Elementary Education
Swan, Desmond, Ed. – 1982
The articles included in this publication, while dealing with several aspects of reading, all share a common concern for the better understanding and improved teaching of reading. Articles include the following titles: "Reading in the Secondary School--Taught or Caught?""Developing Reading Skills in the Post-infant Years,""A Remedial Programme…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Reading Comprehension
Turner, Edward C.; Fey, T. Frederick – 1977
Ideas and suggestions relating to the teaching of reading comprehension are presented in this publication. The first chapter discusses the comprehension process and current issues and trends in comprehension research. The second chapter presents data from a statewide assessment program in Florida, in order to indicate strengths and weaknesses in…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Assessment, Educational Resources, Elementary Education
