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Bailey, Roger L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1978
Scores from the Scholastic Aptitude Test and a new test of reading and writing, the California State University and Colleges English Placement Test, were examined to determine if unique properties for either test could be found. Both tests seem to be measuring the same underlying ability with few unique properties. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Valentine, John A. – Comp Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Education, Essay Tests
WOOD, SUSAN – 1967
THIS STUDY, CONDUCTED BY THE WISCONSIN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE-ARTS CURRICULUM PROJECT, DESCRIBES, ANALYZES, AND EVALUATES 16 STANDARDIZED ENGLISH TESTS OF USAGE AND COMPOSITION. THE TESTS CHOSEN WERE THOSE FREQUENTLY USED THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN, EXCLUSIVE OF TESTS DESIGNED FOR COLLEGE-PREPARATORY STUDENTS AND TESTS OF READING ABILITY, SPEECH, AND…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Schools, English Instruction
Pinsent, A. – 1960
The British Education Act of 1944 stipulated that instruction and training be offered according to the ages, abilities, and aptitudes of pupils. One specific problem concerned the entry to secondary schools of pupils from a variety of primary schools. The resulting problem of determining the different aptitudes and abilities has been partially…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy
Hoepfner, Ralph, Ed.; And Others – 1976
This reference resource provides a comprehensive listing of tests, keyed to behavioral and educational objectives of elementary school education. Each test, or when appropriate, a subtest of a test, was evaluated by educators and measurement specialists. Four main criteria were selected for evaluating the tests: measurement validity, examinee…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Measures, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures
Pletcher, Barbara P.; And Others – 1978
The test reviews in this guide are intended to be used by school personnel charged with locating and administering appropriate assessment instruments to limited-English-speaking elementary school children. Assessment instruments are reviewed for native speakers of Chinese, French, Italian, Navajo, Portuguese, Spanish and Tagalog. Each instrument…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures, Bilingual Education
Ekstrom, Ruth B. – 1976
The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES), Phase II, was a research project on effective teaching behavior--what teachers do that significantly affects what and how pupils learn. The purposes of Phase II were to (1) develop an assessment system for measuring teacher and student behaviors and other factors which could influence each of them and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Style