Children Not Ready to Learn? The Invalidity of School Readiness Testing.

Shepard, Lorrie A.

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ERIC Number: EJ551689

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Publication Date: 1997

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Children Not Ready to Learn? The Invalidity of School Readiness Testing.

Shepard, Lorrie A.

Psychology in the Schools, v34 n2 p85-97 Apr 1997

Reviews both the technical and policy aspects of readiness testing in local school districts. Summarizes policy context, motivations behind the tests, and consequences. Discusses the types of readiness tests and developmental screening measures misused as readiness tests, along with evidence of these measures' substantive and technical validity. (RJM)

Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Children, Elementary Education, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, School Readiness Tests, Screening Tests, Student Placement, Test Validity, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special theme issue on "School Readiness."