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Download full textKarchmer, Michael A.; Allen, Thomas E. – 1984
The final report describes the accomplishments of an 18-month study designed to adapt and standardize the 7th Edition of the Stanford Achievement Test with a national, randomly drawn sample of hearing-impaired students. The following objectives were accomplished: (1) test material and special procedures were developed and disseminated; (2) the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Test Construction
Lawrence, Barbara J. – 1999
This publication provides a general description, in question-and-answer format, of the 1999 Utah Statewide Testing Program. Under this program, norm-referenced achievement tests are administered to Utah students in grades 5, 8, and 11 under a legislative mandate. The newest edition of the Stanford Achievement Tests, the Stanford 9, was chosen as…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Norm Referenced Tests
White, Karl R.; Carcelli, Larry – 1982
The effect on children's test scores of different item formats used in standardized mathematics achievement tests was investigated. In a Utah school, 40 second grade students completed a mathematics computation test using eight different formats derived from five standardized achievement tests. Identical content, taken from the most frequently…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics
Jolly, S. Jean – Spectrum, 1983
Proposes that objective-referenced tests replace norm-referenced tests as a vehicle for program evaluation. Describes a methodology, based on latent trait theory, for joining norm-referenced and objective-referenced testing in a customized testing program. (TE)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Latent Trait Theory, Measurement Objectives
Gender and Achievement--Understanding Gender Differences and Similarities in Mathematics Assessment.
Zhang, Liru; Manon, Jon – 2000
The primary objective of this study was to investigate overall patterns of gender differences and similarities of test performance in mathematics. To achieve that objective, observed test scores on the Delaware standards-based assessment were analyzed to examine: (1) gender differences and similarities across grades 3, 5, 8 and 10 over 2 years;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement
