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Direct linkTopping, K. J.; Samuels, J.; Paul, T. – British Educational Research Journal, 2008
To explore whether different balances of fiction/non-fiction reading and challenge might help explain differences in reading achievement between genders, data on 45,670 pupils who independently read over 3 million books were analysed. Moderate (rather than high or low) levels of challenge were positively associated with achievement gain, but…
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains, Gender Differences
Download full textTeale, William H.; Rowley, Glenn – 1984
Standardized reading tests and associated issues involved in the teaching of reading skills are discussed, with illustrative examples of reading tests commonly used in Australia. The nature of standardized reading tests is analyzed, and the circumstances under which such tests should be used are outlined. Interpretation of scores from standardized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Item Analysis, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests
Farr, Roger – Curriculum Review, 1987
This discussion of assessing students' reading abilities focuses on the need for developing better tests and better interpretation of test scores. Criterion-referenced tests versus norm-referenced tests are described, highlighting the Degrees of Reading Power and Metropolitan Achievement Tests: Reading, and the need for assessing the reading…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Norm Referenced Tests
Sherman, Thomas F.; Merschman, Jane – 1987
The development and assessment of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test (WRMT) is described in this paper. The first section, after a brief description of the test, outlines the development of the test, including its purpose, how it was tested and calibrated, its administration and scoring, use and interpretation of scores obtained, and statistical…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedBean, Rita M.; Lane, Suzanne – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1990
The study of curriculum-based measurement (CBM), involving 57 adults in a basic literacy program, found that narrative rather than expository passages exhibited higher reliability. Level of difficulty did not affect reliability. Validity data showed inconsistency between CBM and standardized test scores. The measures were sensitive to student…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Evaluation Methods
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1990
Information is provided about the Delaware Educational Assessment Program and the performance of Delaware public school students as measured by a nationally-normed standardized achievement test. The Stanford Achievement Test, Eighth Edition was administered statewide, allowing comparisons with national performance and with the performance of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Graphs
Tompkins, John F. – 1986
This report evaluates the reading and mathematics lab programs for elementary and secondary students in the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. The reading program served 510 students in 13 schools and mathematics program served 240 students in 7 schools. A variety of assessment instruments were used to pinpoint students'…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Mathematics Achievement
Laughter, Mabel Y. – 1980
In implementing a districtwide reading project emphasizing staff development for middle school level teachers, the Moore County, North Carolina district conducted a study to determine whether middle school children could exceed their prior reading growth rates over a three-year period. Students from grades four through eight were pretested in the…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Faculty Development, Individualized Instruction
Norwalk Board of Education, CT. – 1987
This report is designed to provide the Norwalk (Connecticut) Board of Education and the entire school community with the status of the school system testing program for the spring of 1987. From May 6 through May 15, the system administered the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBSs) and the Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS) to 5,113 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Myerberg, N. James; And Others. – 1983
While the seventh and ninth grade Maryland Functional Mathematics Tests (MFMT) appear valid and well constructed, the 65 percent passing rate for Montgomery County Public Schools' ninth grade students raises questions about the 81 percent passing score set for the MFMT. This standard is far stiffer than the 59 percent set for the Maryland…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cutting Scores, Exceptional Persons, Mathematics Achievement
O'Neal, Sandra – 1987
Each spring the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) battery is administered to students throughout New Mexico as part of the State Department of Education mandated assessment program. This report contains information regarding 1987 test results for Albuquerque Public School (APS) students in grades 3, 5, and 8 on the CTBS, a standardized,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 5
Achilles, C. M.; DuVall, Lloyd – 1983
Pupils at three elementary schools and one junior high school among Area 1 inner-city schools of St. Louis Missouri, were identified as scoring well below norms on standardized tests. An effort to change the educational programs at these schools netted financial support and the creation of Project SHAL (named for the schools involved). Inservice…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Educational Change
