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Emond, Susie – 1979
A discriminant analysis of the relationships between 335 Florida students' first and second grade scores on the reading subtests of the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) and their third grade scores on the Florida Statewide Assessment Test (FSAT) was undertaken, using race, sex, and intelligence as independent variables. Three null hypotheses…
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Minimum Competency Testing, Predictor Variables, Primary Education
Fitzgerald, Thomas P.; Fleming, James T. – 1980
In a study concerned with the function of test wiseness in competency testing and with the impact of question stem structure within a reading competency test, 43 fourth grade students and 38 sixth grade students were administered one form each of the experimental material. This material consisted of ten questions presented in the stylized language…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Language Patterns, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Research
Peer reviewedKinzer, Charles K.; Stone, Ruth J. – Reading Horizons, 1983
A survey of principals and second- and fifth-grade teachers in 25 Puerto Rican schools reveals that (1) they value and use reading tests; (2) province and district-wide reading assessments primarily affect curriculum decisions; (3) the generally accepted goals of testing programs are being met; and (4) their attitudes are similar to educators…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Kamm, Karlyn; White, Sandra – 1979
This report describes a study undertaken to refine the guidelines of the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development and to suggest general procedures for implementing any skill-centered approach to teaching reading. The first part of the report sets forth the purpose and focus of the study, with a literature review to define the nature of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development, Reading Instruction
Kinzer, Charles K.; Stone, Ruth J. – 1982
Although minimum competency testing is increasingly popular, there is presently a paucity of information on teachers' and principals' use of and attitudes toward these testing programs. Therefore, a study examined the use and perceived impact of standardized reading tests in Puerto Rico and compared these results to the results of a similar study…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Download full textFeeley, Joan T.; Wepner, Shelley B. – 1985
Using 33 college freshmen enrolled in a basic reading skills course as subjects, a study was conducted for two purposes: (1) to determine the effects of direct exposure to the topics of the selections in the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) on their posttest scores, and (2) to investigate whether students exposed to the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 20 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: predictors of primary grade reading achievement; factor analysis of the WISC-R to distinguish disabled readers at three grade levels; a process model for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Communication (Thought Transfer)
