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Brittain, Mary M.; Brittain, Clay V. – 1982
Methods of assessing the reading needs of college students can be examined in relation to two broad categories of college reading programs: (1) the self-contained course or sequence of courses in reading and study skills, and (2) courses or programs in which instruction in reading and study skills is interwoven with supplementary instruction in a…
Descriptors: College Students, Content Area Reading, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education
Holmes, Morris; And Others – 1981
The Arkansas Educational Assessment Program (AEAP) was initiated in 1979 when the Arkansas legislature passed Act 666, the Education Assessment Act. AEAP provides meaningful data on student achievements to educators, legislators, parents and citizens on the status and progress of Arkansas basic skills education. This information assists schools in…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 6
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
Intended for students taking the Grade 3 Language Arts Achievement Test in Alberta Canada, this booklet contains the reading portion of the test, which consists of 36 multiple choice questions related to the 10 stories, reports, poems, or short paragraphs provided in the booklet. The machine-readable answer sheet is included in the booklet. (EL)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 3
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Download full textWeintraub, Sam; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1977
This document summarizes 599 reports of reading research published between 1 July 1975 and 30 June 1976. The research studies are categorized in six major areas, four of which have been subcategorized. The majority of studies reported were classified in the area of the physiology and psychology of reading. Large subdivisions under that major…
Descriptors: Exceptional Persons, Literature Reviews, Physiology, Psychology
Sung, Robert – 1977
These placement tests are designed to help teachers determine a students' Chinese reading and writing level and to place them in the appropriate grade level book in the Golden Mountain Reading Series. The tests are divided into two parts: (1) word recognition and (2) reading and writing test. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Chinese, Chinese Americans
Agin, Avis P. – Elementary English, 1975
Recent research in the many aspects of reading is reviewed. (JH)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Language Experience Approach, Oral Reading, Reading Programs
Brown, F. G.; Moss, Jacque – 1979
Two studies were conducted of the effects of sex biased items on achievement test scores obtained by male and female college students. Sex bias was defined as a disproportionate number of references to one sex. Study I used 1,008 classroom test items. Items were classified as male sex referent, female sex referent, no sex referent (neutral), or…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Students, Content Analysis, Females
Gil, Doron; And Others – 1980
A study was conducted to investigate the degree to whicb subjects could be trained to improve the reliability of their diagnostic decisions about cases of reading difficulties. Twenty-eight graduate students enrolled in a reading diagnosis course were trained from G. B. Sherman's Model of Reading and Learning to Read, and practiced on simulated…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Pretests Posttests
Moran, Edward; And Others – 1980
Since grade-appropriate levels of standardized achievement tests must frequently be used in Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I evaluations, there may be large discrepancies between test difficulty and the achievement level of those being tested, with resultant inaccuracies in the scores. Procedures based on the Rasch scaling model were…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Difficulty Level
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Planning, Research and Evaluation. – 1980
Curriculum analyses, written by professional reading educators, of the 1978 Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress (IIEP) results, and teacher expectations regarding reading are presented. A random sample of 7,200 Illinois students (grades 4, 8, 11) within 360 schools were tested; results reflected their educational performance in reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
Smith, Philip L. – 1980
Accurate estimation of variance components used in generalizability theory is essential for the theory to be viewed as an efficacious mechanism for studying the reliability and validity of a measurement procedure. This paper explores two alternatives for dealing with the apparent instability of small sample size used in determining the accuracy of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Error of Measurement, High Schools, Measurement Techniques
HARRIS, ALBERT J.; SERWER, BLANCHE L. – 1966
THE FIRST YEAR OF A 3-YEAR PROJECT ENTITLED "COMPARING READING APPROACHES IN FIRST GRADE TEACHING WITH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN" (CRAFT) IS REPORTED. CRAFT COMPARES A SKILLS-CENTERED APPROACH WITH A LANGUAGE-EXPERIENCE APPROACH TO TEACHING READING. VARIATIONS OF THE SKILLS-CENTERED APPROACH ARE THE BASAL READER METHOD AND THE PHONOVISUAL…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Language Experience Approach
JOHNSON, ADNA; AND OTHERS – 1966
A COMPLETE REVIEW OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE PILOT PROJECT IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WAS PRESENTED. TWO CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN INTEGRATED, DISADVANTAGED AREAS WERE SELECTED. PREPLANNING OF THE DUTIES OF THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, GOALS OF THE PILOT PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATION OF TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY WERE COMPLETED. GUIDELINES ON ANECDOTAL RECORD…
Descriptors: Community Education, Elementary Education, Group Counseling, Inservice Teacher Education
Portsmouth School Dept., RI. – 1978
The third of eight related documents, this monograph deals with the remedial reading aspects of the Reading Instruction and Pupil Personnel Services (RIPPS) program. The duties of the reading specialists in the program are described, as is the process by which children are screened and selected for the program. The prescription and remediation…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Role, Program Descriptions
Pinette, Clayton, Ed.; Smith, Kent, Ed. – Forum For Reading: The Journal for College Reading Improvement, 1980
This issue of "Forum for Reading" contains four essays of interest to reading instructors at two-year colleges. Joan Gregg, Beth Pacheco, and Serena Nanda discuss the benefits for students of providing thematic unity in reading courses. The essay considers the selection of a theme, such as rebellion, identity, or family, that will lend…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Attitude Measures, Basic Skills, Questioning Techniques
