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Peer reviewedPowers, Stephen; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986
The predictive validity of the California Achievement Test, Reading (CAT-R) was examined for 480 Hispanic and Anglo pupils in Grades 2 and 3. The validity of the CAT-R as a predictor for reading for combined groups of Hispanic and Anglo pupils appeared to be limited. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Anglo Americans, Comparative Testing, Hispanic Americans
Perlman, Carole L.; And Others – 1989
This study was designed to examine the extent to which Illinois Goal Assessment Program (IGAP) constructing meaning scores correlate with Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) reading scores and with performance on ITBS items dealing with literal meaning, inferences, and generalizations. In addition, this study assessed the ability of the IGAP reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Generalization
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
