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Peer reviewedMurphy, R. J. L. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981
This investigation studied the relationship between both GCE O-level examination grades and teachers' estimates of A-level examination grades, and actual A-level grades obtained by a sample of university applicants. Moderate levels of correlation were reported in both cases, although teachers' estimates appeared to be slightly better predictors.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Grade Prediction, Informal Assessment
Peer reviewedKenoyer, Charles E. – Urban Review, 1982
Teacher judgments of student need for compensatory education were found to agree moderately with student scores on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS). Accuracy of teacher judgments was not influenced by student racial, ethnic, or economic characteristics, extent of individualization of instruction, or teacher training and experience.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Correlation, Elementary Education
Download full textPedulla, Joseph J.; And Others – 1977
An experimental design was employed to assess the impact of standardized tests on 47 second grade Irish teachers' judgments of their 1,566 students. Teachers receiving test results showed greater shifts in their ratings of students than teachers not receiving test results. However, these shifts tended to be in the positive direction and for only a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Expectation
Stiggins, Richard J.; Bridgeford, Nancy J. – 1984
A study explored the nature and quality of teacher-developed assessment instruments. Teachers (n=228) from a range of grades, subjects, and school districts described patterns of test use, concerns about assessment, and use of performance assessment by completing an extensive questionnaire. The research was conducted to determine: (1) teachers'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classroom Techniques, Educational Testing
Denton, Cliff; Postlethwaite, Keith – 1982
A 2-year project investigated the ability of secondary school teachers to identify the top 10 percent of students in each of four subjects, English, French, physics, and mathematics. The students were tested on a wide range of aptitudes and attitudes at the beginning of their third form (ninth grade). Teachers were asked to list students they…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Check Lists, Foreign Countries
Fennessy, Denis – 1982
A survey of primary school teachers sought information on how and why they tested students. The study was a response to recent controversy over state-wide and school-based testing which raised questions about the relevance of training courses in educational measurement in teacher education programs. It was found that teachers tended to have a…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Denton, Cliff; Postlethwaite, Keith – 1982
In the second year of a project investigating the ability of secondary school teachers to identify high-ability students, two questions were addressed: what student characteristics influenced teachers' judgments, and why checklists appeared to have little impact on teachers' judgments. A structured approach was developed to study student…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Check Lists
Wahlstrom, M.; And Others – 1977
Evaluation and assessment procedures of Ontario, Canada principals and teachers at the Intermediate level (grades 7 and 8) were examined. Extensive questionnaires were returned by 134 principals and 225 teachers divided across the subject areas of English, Mathematics, Science, Languages, History, Home Economics or Shop, Arts, and Physical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Aptitude Tests
