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Validation of Sub-Constructs in Reading Comprehension Tests Using Teachers' Classification of Cognitive Targets
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Tengberg, Michael – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
Reading comprehension is often treated as a multidimensional construct. In many reading tests, items are distributed over reading process categories to represent the subskills expected to constitute comprehension. This study explores (a) the extent to which specified subskills of reading comprehension tests are conceptually conceivable to…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension, Scores, Test Results
A Comparison of Reading Test Results in Grades Nine and Twelve.
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Duffelmeyer, Frederick A. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Illustrates the importance of carefully interpreting reading test results. (JT)
Descriptors: Grade 12, Grade 9, High School Students, Reading Research
State Report: Analysis and Interpretation of Statewide Performance. New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Testing Program 1978-79.
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Operations, Research, and Evaluation. – 1979
Results of the second administration of the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills (MBS) Tests in reading and mathematics are reported for students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11. The reading tests are organized according to clusters of items: (1) word recognition; (2) comprehension; and (3) study skills. The mathematics tests are also organized into…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Educational Quality Assessment. 1986 Data.
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Educational Testing and Evaluation. – 1986
This manual contains the statistics generated from the Pennsylvania Quality Education Assessment (QEA) administered in 1986. The assessment was to evaluate the achievement of certain educational objectives in grades 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11 in the public schools. The tests were in the following areas: reading comprehension, writing skills, mathematics,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
An Exploratory Study of Group Differences in the Performance of Pupils in Grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 on the Items in the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills.
Coffman, William E. – 1978
The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills were administered to over 600 black and white students in grades six through nine, to determine if the test showed bias against minorities. Outliers were identified from test results. Outliers are items which differ from the central core of test items because they fall outside the range expected from a random…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Black Students, Comparative Testing
Achievement Testing Program, Provincial Report: June 1991 Administration. Grade 3 Science, Grade 6 Mathematics, Grade 9 Social Studies.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1992
The results of the achievement testing program of the Alberta (Canada) public schools are reported for the June 1991 administrations. The 1991 results help demonstrate what is possible for students in grades 3, 6, and 9 to know and do in science, mathematics, and social studies. For the first time, results are reported in terms of curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Educational Assessment
EQA: Educational Quality Assessment. Commentary.
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Educational Testing and Evaluation. – 1986
In response to a prevailing demand for better quality education in public schools in Pennsylvania, procedures were developed to measure the adequacy and the efficiency of the educational programs in public schools. The objectives currently assessed are in the following areas: communication skills (reading and writing), mathematics, self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality