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Peer reviewedErford, Bradley T.; Dorman, Stacy L.; Ivey, Elizabeth A.; Wingeart, Leah N. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
Four independent samples of children were used to study the reliability and validity of the Writing Essential Skill Screener, a measure designed to screen primary grade children at risk for writing difficulties. Among findings was that the measure is comprised of two dimensions, writing and name writing, that the factor structure did not fit the…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Factor Structure, Primary Education, Psychometrics
Poteet, James A. – Diagnostique, 1990
The Test of Written Language-2, for use with students ages 7-17, identifies low achievement, determines strengths and weaknesses, and documents progress. The test assesses three language components (conventional, linguistic, and conceptual) using two formats (contrived and spontaneous.) This paper describes the test's administration, scoring,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Achievement, Student Evaluation
Peer reviewedIsaacson, Stephen L. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This review of the Test of Early Written Language concludes that the test succeeds in identifying students who are below their peers in writing and in measuring long-term gains in written language achievement; but its format makes it difficult to document specific strengths and weaknesses and its reliability; and validity have not been…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability
Peer reviewedParker, Richard I.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1991
This study investigated the technical adequacy of 7 objective indexes of writing quality in monitoring the progress of 36 middle school students with mild disabilities over a 6-month period. Three indexes (such as "percent of legible words") were moderately correlated with holistic ratings but were not sufficiently stable over time. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Holistic Approach, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Taylor, Ronald L. – Diagnostique, 1990
The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised is a set of tests designed to measure cognitive abilities, scholastic aptitude, and achievement in the areas of reading, mathematics, and written language, in individuals aged 2-95 years. This paper describes the test battery's administration, scoring, standardization, reliability, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Adults
