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Sussman, Joshua; Wilson, Mark R. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2019
We investigated the use and validity of standardized achievement tests for summative evaluation of 78 educational intervention projects funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) math and science education program. Investigators from 46 projects evaluated curricular interventions with standardized achievement tests as outcome measures.…
Descriptors: Test Use, Test Validity, Standardized Tests, Achievement Tests
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Hrncir, Elizabeth, J; Eisenhart, Corinne E. – Young Children, 1991
Aims to foster scrupulous use of the "at-risk" label for young children by advocating clarification of the term. Proposes caveats educators should consider before applying the label. Among these are (1) risk is not static; (2) standardized test scores are not effective predictors of risk for young children; and (3) children develop in an…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Diagnostic Tests, Early Childhood Education, Ecological Factors
Merrell, Kenneth W. – 1994
The Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales (PKBS) is a behavioral rating instrument for use in evaluating social skills and problem behavior patterns of preschool- and kindergarten-aged children, aged three through six. It is a norm-referenced, standardized instrument developed specifically for use in assessing young children in a variety of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Educational Assessment