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Peer reviewedDash, Udaya; Maguire, Thomas – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Compares scores of 3,443 third graders in 1956 and 4,378 third graders in 1977 on the California Short Form Test of Mental Maturity. Examines differences in factoral structure and differences in ability level between groups for factors (64 items related to 7 components) apparently measuring consistent abilities. (SB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education
Olsen, James B.; And Others – 1986
Student achievement test scores were compared and equated, using three different testing methods: paper-administered, computer-administered, and computerized adaptive testing. The tests were developed from third and sixth grade mathematics item banks of the California Assessment Program. The paper and the computer-administered tests were identical…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Download full textManning, Maryann; And Others – 1985
The results of different types of reading achievement measures were compared for 58 low-income urban black third graders. Two formal tests were administered: the norm-referenced California Achievement Tests (CAT), and the criterion-referenced Alabama Basic Competency Test (ABCT). Informal measures included the Houghton-Mifflin Informal Reading…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Rating, Black Students, Cloze Procedure
