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Peer reviewedLoyd, Brenda H.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
This study investigated the relationship between achievement test scores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), and high school and college grade point average. Support for the predictive validity of the ITBS and ITED achievement test batteries is provided. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Freshmen, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedAnsley, Timothy N.; Forsyth, Robert A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
Correlations between the achievement test scores of 2,000 entering freshmen in 1977 and measures of college performance were similar to those reported for tests of the college entrance type. These results provide support for the predictive validity of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Iowa Tests of Educational Development achievement test…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Correlation
Loyd, Brenda H.; And Others – 1980
The relationship was investigated between test scores obtained from the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), and the grade point average (GPA) at the high school and college level. The data used were unique in providing a longitudinal comparison of college students' performance with the results of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
Hildebrand, Myrene; Hoover, H. D. – 1986
This study compared the reliability and validity of two different measures of reading ability, the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) Reading test and the ITBS Vocabulary test. The data consisted of scores of 377 grade 5 and grade 6 students on these tests, along with their assigned reading levels in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Correlation, Grade 5, Grade 6
Download full textMulholland, Lori A.; Berliner, David C. – 1992
Forty-two pairs of experienced and novice teachers predicted the rank order of their pupils' scores on the reading and mathematics portions of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). The pool of novice teachers were first semester students in the Arizona State University Professional Teacher Preparation Program (PTPP). The experienced teachers in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Comparative Analysis, Demography
Direct linkVanDerHeyden, Amanda M.; Witt, Joseph C.; Naquin, Gale – School Psychology Review, 2003
This article describes efforts to examine the validity of a screening process that provides objective data for multidisciplinary team meetings where consideration is being given to teacher referral of a student for assessment and possible placement in special education. In this study, the accuracy with which this process, called Problem Validation…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Achievement Tests, Grade 2, Special Education
Stevens, Joseph J.; Clauser, Patricia – 1996
Assessment results were examined for 2,351 students in a large Southwestern school district over a 4-year period. Assessment in the first year consisted of the full battery of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) administered to all third graders in the district. In the following year (grade four), the same students participated in a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
