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Effect of Peer Presence on Psychomotor Measures with EMR Children.
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Bowman, Ruth A.; Dunn, John M. – Exceptional Children, 1982
The study involving 30 educable mentally retarded children (8 to 12 years old) was designed to analyze the effect of the presence of others on three psychomotor measures from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Special Fitness Test. (SB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Group Testing, Individual Testing, Mild Mental Retardation
Usefulness of a Group-Administered Ability Test for Decision Making.
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Wright, Dan; Piersel, Wayne C. – Journal of School Psychology, 1987
Examines relationships between two measures of general ability (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and Educational Ability Series) and three measures of academic achievement (teacher grades, Wide Range Achievement Test, and Science Research Associates Achievement Series) in 160 elementary school children. Indicated comparability of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Elementary Education
PREDICTING ACHIEVEMENT FOR DEAF CHILDREN.
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BONHAM, S.J., JR. – 1963
THIS STUDY WAS DONE TO DETERMINE THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ACHIEVEMENT TESTS WHEN USED TO EVALUATE DEAF CHILDREN. THE 36 CHILDREN SELECTED FOR THIS STUDY WERE IN GRADES 2, 4, AND 6 IN THE KENNEDY SCHOOL IN DAYTON, OHIO. ALL HAD SEVERE AUDITORY HANDICAPS AND WERE 10 TO 16 YEARS OLD. FOUR PSYCHOLOGISTS ADMINISTERED THE FOLLOWING…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Children, Deafness, Educational Testing
Construct Validation of Group-Administered Achievement Tests Through Individual Testing. BTES. Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study. Technical Note Series. Technical Note III-4. Phase III-A.
Filby, Nikola N.; Dishaw, Marilyn M. – 1977
This technical note describes part of the work done to develop student achievement tests in reading and mathematics for use in a later phase of the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study. While the achievement battery consists primarily of group-administered multiple-choice test items, several individual-testing studies were conducted to examine the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
An Individual and Group Method for Evaluating Children's Attitudes Toward School.
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Schrank, Frederick A.; Hayden, Charles – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1981
Describes an individual and group method for learning about children's school attitudes, appropriate for students not yet proficient in paper and pencil usage. Gives directions for administration and interpretation of the Kinetic School Drawing, and suggestions for using it as a counseling or diagnostic aid. (KMF)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Counseling Techniques, Elementary Education
The Use of Teacher Rating of Oral English Proficiency As a Covariate in the Analysis of Reading Scores.
Fuentes, Edward J.; Wisenbaker, Joseph M. – 1979
As part of the evaluation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I Migrant Program, this study investigated whether teacher judgment of oral language proficiency could be used as a covariate in analyzing the reading test scores of migrant children, so that their possible lack of English proficiency could be taken into account…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Elementary Education, Feasibility Studies, Group Testing
A Critical Analysis of Standardized Reading Tests.
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Ysseldyke, James E.; Marston, Douglas – School Psychology Review, 1982
When selecting standardized reading tests for purposes of decision making, the school psychologist must answer several questions, such as "What reading skills do I wish to assess?" or "How do I judge if the test is technically adequate?" Recommendations for test selection are made within the context of these questions.…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education, Group Testing, Individual Testing