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The Development and Validation of a Listening Comprehension Test as a Predictor of Reading Comprehension: Preliminary Results.
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Dole, Janice A.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1985
This study reports the preliminary results of the development and validation of a test designed to measure listening comprehension as a predictor of reading comprehension, the Simon-Dole Listening Comprehension Test (SDLCT). (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Kindergarten Children, Language Processing, Language Skills
Validity of a Primary Screening Device as a Predictor of Subsequent Academic Achievement.
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Dziuban, Charles D.; Mealor, David J. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Correlations among motor, visual, auditory, and language subscales of a primary device, Yellow Brick Road, with subsequent academic achievement on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills were moderate (.35 to .81). Comparisons of third-grade boys and girls on the screening device yielded little difference. Implications for educational screening…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Correlation, Followup Studies
Predicting Academic Achievement of Mexican American Children: Preliminary Analysis of the McCarthy Scales.
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Valencia, Richard R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
The McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) appears to be an effective predictor of school achievement for 31 English-speaking second-grade Mexican-American children. High Pearson product-moment correlations were obtained between MSCA and the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Correlation