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Alshaikh, Asma Abdulrahman – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2021
This study aimed at identifying the reasons responsible for the low performance of the students of the second intermediate grade in science's tests in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). It also intends to provide a proposal for developing the performance of the students of the second intermediate grade in science…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Science Achievement
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Mooney, Paul; Lastrapes, Renée E. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2019
The purpose of the research was to replicate commonality analysis for two measures: critical content monitoring and sentence verification technique. Participants were 967 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students across seven public primary schools in a southeastern U.S. district. The predictor variables were administered as benchmarks 3 times in…
Descriptors: Validity, Elementary School Students, Science Tests, Reading Comprehension
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Johnson, Delonda; Jones, Lisa; Simieou, Felix; Matthew, Kathryn; Morgan, Bryan – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2013
This study utilized a causal comparative (ex post facto) design to determine if a consistent relationship existed between fifth-grade students' success on the Science Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) at the elementary (K-5) level in comparison to fifth-grade students' success on the science TAKS at the intermediate (5-6) level. The…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Standardized Tests, Scores, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
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Sturman, Linda – Educational Research, 2003
Responses from a stratified random sample of British elementary schools (64 of 102) found generally consistent practices in preparing students for national science achievement tests. Variations in time spent, approaches, and resources were related to variables of attainment, school size, class composition, and teacher's professional…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Review (Reexamination)
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Stansfield, Charles W. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2002
Studied the effects of linguistic simplification, a test accommodation designed for students of limited English proficiency (LEP), using data from the Delaware state science assessment program for grades 4 and 6. Findings for 11,306 non-LEP and 109 LEP students show that tests and items can be simplified linguistically without compromising score…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades, Limited English Speaking, Science Tests
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Gray, Donald; Sharp, Bob – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2001
Studied the performance of 140 Primary 6 (aged 10 and 11) school students in Scotland using 2 modes of assessment, a paper-and-pencil test and more "practical" tasks. Results suggest children, especially lower achievers, perform better on the more interactive, practical tasks. Results also suggest some gender differences. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades
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Impara, James C.; Plake, Barbara S. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1998
Sixth-grade teachers (n=26) estimated item performance for their students (724 total students) on a 50-item district-wide science test. Teachers were more accurate in estimating performance of the total group than of the borderline group, but in neither case was their accuracy high. Estimating proportion-correct values using the Angoff standard…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
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Macnab, W.; Johnstone, A. H. – Journal of Biological Education, 1990
Described are the results of a spatial skills test designed to assess processing from 2-D to 3-D, 3-D to 2-D, and orientation. Results indicated that different aspects of spatial ability did not develop at the same rate, and the 3-D to 2-D skill took the longest to develop. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Science
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Yore, Larry D.; Craig, Madge T.; Maguire, Tom O. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
This study sought to develop and verify the Index of Science Reading Awareness (ISRA) based on a model of an efficient, successful interactive-constructive science reader and three independent metacognitive awareness domains. Results did not support the assumption about the three independent metacognitive awareness domains and also indicated that…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Shavelson, Richard J.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1991
Guidelines for developing performance assessments in science education allied with current research and reform are presented. The guidelines are applied to 3 hands-on science investigations performed by over 300 fifth and sixth graders and scored by science educators. Although difficult to develop, such assessments can be scored reliably. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
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Shavelson, Richard J.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1992
Investigates the validity and reliability of performance assessments using data from over 300 fifth and sixth graders. Results demonstrate the gap between the reality of measurement through performance assessments and the political rhetoric that would institute these assessments in a national examination system in the immediate future. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Educational Change