ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Informal Assessment	2
Standardized Tests	2
Comparative Analysis	1
Educational Assessment	1
Elementary Education	1
Emergent Literacy	1
High Risk Students	1
Primary Education	1
Reading Instruction	1
Reading Readiness	1
Reading Research	1
Reading Tests	1
Student Evaluation	1
Teacher Role	1
Test Validity	1
Testing Problems	1
More ▼

Source

Reading Horizons

Author

Harker, W. John	1
Harlin, Rebecca	1
Lipa, Sally	1

Publication Type

Journal Articles	2
Reports - Evaluative	1
Reports - Research	1

Education Level

Audience

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

Metropolitan Readiness Tests

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 2 results Save | Export

Testing Reading: We Need a New Perspective.

Peer reviewed

Harker, W. John – Reading Horizons, 1990

Discusses several problems associated with standardized testing. Proposes possible solutions to these problems, and calls for a new perspective on testing which utilizes informal tests and teacher observations of reading behavior. (MM)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Assessment, Reading Instruction, Reading Tests

Emergent Literacy: A Comparison of Formal and Informal Assessment Methods.

Peer reviewed

Harlin, Rebecca; Lipa, Sally – Reading Horizons, 1990

Compares the effectiveness of the Concepts about Print (CAP) Test and the Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) in assessing the literacy development of both normal and at-risk primary students. Finds the CAP to be an effective predictor for at-risk children. Finds the MRT not worth the time, effort, and cost of administration. (RS)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Emergent Literacy, High Risk Students