NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
ERIC Number: ED305386
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1989-Mar
Pages: 33
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Construct Validity and Other Evidence on the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills for a Large Sample of Grade 10 Students.
Randhawa, Bikkar S.; Randhawa, Jason S.
The present study, using a sample of 1,491 grade 10 students from a mid-western province in Canada, examined the validity evidence on the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills. Factor analysis of the 34 micro-skills (content by skill/process classification of items) of the four tests indicated that the Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, and Using Sources of Information micro-skills defined one factor and the Mathematics test defined another. The reliability evidence of this sample was reasonably comparable to the standardization sample. Sex-specific differences in mathematics micro-skills suggest clear targets for instructional mediation and future research. Differential prediction of mathematics cognitive skills confirmed uniqueness of mathematical processes. (Eight tables give analysis results.) (Author)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Canada
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A