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A Predictive Validity Study of the Metropolitan Readiness Test and Meeting Street School Screening Test Against First Grade Metropolitan Achievement Test Scores.
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Swanson, Beverly B.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
Samples of entering first-grade students were used to examine the predictive validity of the group administered Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) and the individually administered Meeting Street School Screening Test (MSSST). The advantage of the latter was found to possibly outweigh the advantage of efficiency in group administration. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Grade 1, Group Testing, Individual Testing, Predictive Validity
A Factor Analytic Study of the Metropolitan Readiness Test.
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Reynolds, Cecil R. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1979
The responses of 322 beginning first graders to the six subtests of the Metropolitan Readiness Test were factor analyzed. A single General Readiness factor appeared to best describe the instrument. Implications for use of the Metropolitan Readiness Test are briefly discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Grade 1, Predictive Validity, Primary Education
Differential Predictive Validity of a Preschool Battery Across Race and Sex.
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Reynolds, Cecil R. – 1980
Determination of the fairness of preschool tests for use with children of varying cultural backgrounds is the major objective of this study. The predictive validity of a battery of preschool tests, chosen to represent the core areas of preschool assessment, across race and sex, was evaluated. Validity of the battery was examined over a 12-month…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Grade 1, Kindergarten Children, Predictive Validity
Predictive Validity of English and Spanish Versions of a Readiness Test
Personke, Carl R., Jr.; Davis, O. L., Jr. – Elem Sch J, 1969
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
Curriculum-Based Assessment: An Alternative Approach for Screening Young Gifted Children in Rural Areas.
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Joyce, Bonnie G.; Wolking, William D. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1988
Evaluates the criterion validity of a curriculum-based assessment (CBA) to identify gifted children in rural areas. Compares CBA and standardized test scores for 286 kindergarten and first grade children. Concludes that the instruments' predictive validity is equivalent, but the CBA has practical advantages for rural school districts. 25…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Grade 1, Kindergarten, Predictive Validity
The Predictive Validity of the Metropolitan Readiness Tests, 1976 Edition.
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Nagle, Richard J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
A sample of 176 first-grade children was tested on the Metropolitan Readiness Tests, 1976 Edition (MRT), during the initial month of school and was retested eight months later on the Stanford Achievement Test. Results demonstrated substantial validity of the MRT for predicting first-grade achievement. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 1
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Readiness Test Scores for Kindergarten Children and Achievement Scores Obtained at the End of Grades One and Two. S.S.T.A. Research Centre Report No. 62.
Warkentin, Lena – 1979
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) scores in kindergarten (MRTK) and grade one (MRT1) with the reading scores of the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) at the end of grades one (CTBSR1) and two (CTBSR2). A secondary purpose of the study was to determine whether the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
Primary Mental Abilities and Metropolitan Readiness Tests as Predictors of Achievement in the First Primary Year.
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University City School District, MO. – 1970
The prediction of achievement provides teachers with necessary information to help children attain optimal achievement. If some skill prerequistites to learning which are not fully developed can be identified and strengthened, higher levels of achievement may result. The Metropolitan Readiness Tests (MRT) are routinely given to all University City…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests