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Cowie, Colin – 1976
Questions often raised about intelligence tests are discussed: (1) the definition of intelligence; (2) the definition of intelligence quotient; (3) the kinds of tests available; (4) validity; (5) fairness to minority groups; (6) use made of test results; (7) differences in results among various intelligence tests; (8) differences in scores using…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Culture Fair Tests, Foreign Countries, Guides
Greene, Jennifer E. – 1978
This paper reports an investigation of inferencing in Form Five of the Reading Comprehension component of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. The first step in the investigation consisted of an analysis of the language of the test to determine how the inferencing strategies employed might serve to mask answers. This preliminary analysis suggested that…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language)
Shuford, Emir H., Jr.; Brown, Thomas A. – 1974
A student's choice of an answer to a test question is a coarse measure of his knowledge about the subject matter of the question. Much finer measurement might be achieved if the student were asked to estimate, for each possible answer, the probability that it is the correct one. Such a procedure could yield two classes of benefits: (a) students…
Descriptors: Bias, Computer Programs, Confidence Testing, Decision Making
Durost, Walter N.; Hodges, Richard B., Jr. – 1974
Data available from the Fall and Spring administration of the Stanford Achievement Test: Intermediate I: Form X and the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test for all Title I pupils in the State of New Hampshire plus a random sample for the entire state, made possible the item-by-item comparison of Fall and Spring performance on the same groups of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Reilly, Richard R.; Evans, Franklin R. – 1974
One of the many criticisms leveled at standardized testing is that the time limits commonly used require a speed component of performance which may act to the disadvantaged of certain culturally defined groups. Recent studies by the authors examined the question of differential time limits and group performance for standardized academic aptitude…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, College Students, Group Testing
Hallberg, Albert – 1971
This Quinmester Course is designed to help students apply the principles of effective study in a variety of testing situations. Emphasis is on developing such skills as planning wise use of allotted time, adapting reading rate to various types of test items, identifying types of analogous relationships and word attack skills, including recognition…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides, English Curriculum
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 2003
This California examination teacher guide provides essential information and preparation guidelines for teachers and serves as an instructional aid in the classroom. The guide deals with the disciplines of economics, government/civics, and United States history. Each discipline area is divided into five main sections: (1) "Test Content"…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizenship Education, Civics, Economics
Walker, Catherine; Antaya-Moore, Dana – 2000
This guide for French-speaking parents of students with learning disabilities in Alberta presents a variety of strategies parents can use to help their children in grades 1 through 9 become successful learners. Section 1 offers ideas for helping students get and stay organized, such as using self-talk to create a positive attitude and organizing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, French, French Canadians
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Manalo, Emmanuel; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1996
A University of Auckland (Australia) program of developmental studies for students on academic probation provides four days of intensive instruction in time management, study habits, test preparation, test-taking, memory, concentration, and writing skills. Data show students taking the course improved significantly in their academic achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, Achievement Gains, College Students
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Barnett-Foster, Debora; Nagy, Philip – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1995
Analysis of response strategies employed by 261 undergraduate chemistry students when answering multiple-choice and stem-equivalent constructed-response questions revealed no significant differences in types of solution strategies or types of errors across test format. However, analysis of student oral reports revealed a higher frequency of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Constructed Response, Educational Research, Educational Testing
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Carter, Erik W.; Wehby, Joseph; Hughes, Carolyn; Johnson, Stephen M.; Plank, Don R.; Barton-Arwood, Sally M.; Lunsford, Lauren B. – Preventing School Failure, 2005
Recent policy initiatives promoting high-stakes testing for graduation present a significant challenge to practitioners charged with educating students with high-incidence disabilities. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of test-taking strategy instruction on the test performance of secondary students with high-incidence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High Stakes Tests, Learning Disabilities, Educational Strategies
Tsagari, Constance – 1994
This study investigated and compared the effects of two test formats (free response and multiple choice) on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners' reading comprehension. The tests, together with a checklist of test-taking strategies and retrospective questionnaires concerning more general reading strategies, were administered to 57 ESL…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Processing
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1980
This individualized inservice packet focuses on reading and study skills and their uses. It is one of a nine-part series of booklets--Teaching Teen Reading--in self-instructional format intended as a practical resource for teachers desiring condensed, readily usable answers to questions regarding reading instruction. Following a section on…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Independent Study, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades
Smith, Gayle; Smith, Don – 1989
This practitioner's guide is designed to provide an overview of a schoolwide study skills program that accommodates individual student learning styles of at-risk students who may be potential dropouts at the secondary education level. The schoolwide skills model described here is appropriate for all grade levels especially secondary levels as it…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Content Area Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Lanese, James F. – 1991
A study involving all students taking the California Achievement Test (CAT) in the Cleveland City School District (Ohio) during the fall of 1989 was conducted to assess the effects of the use of parallel test forms. Each spring, all students in grades 4, 6, and 8 are selected to take the appropriate level of the CAT reading test, Form E. As a…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Comparative Testing, Elementary School Students, Equated Scores
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