Descriptor
| Ability Identification | 6 |
| Predictive Validity | 6 |
| Screening Tests | 6 |
| Foreign Countries | 5 |
| Early Identification | 3 |
| Elementary Education | 3 |
| Followup Studies | 3 |
| Grade 1 | 3 |
| Primary Education | 3 |
| Standardized Tests | 3 |
| Academic Ability | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Psychology in the Schools | 1 |
Author
| Stennett, R. G. | 4 |
| Earl, L. M. | 3 |
| Burnham, Brian | 1 |
| Harrison, Patti L. | 1 |
| Isaacs, Lorna M. | 1 |
| Naglieri, Jack A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Canada (London) | 4 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| McCarthy Scales of Childrens… | 1 |
| Raven Progressive Matrices | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Stennett, R. G.; Isaacs, Lorna M. – 1979
The paper reports on a 1 year followup study to establish the short term predictive validity of an early identification system used in London, Ontario (Canada) for kindergarten and first grade high risk students. Ratings of the students by the evaluation teams in January were compared with the students' actual placements as of the following…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Failure, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHarrison, Patti L.; Naglieri, Jack A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Scores on Kaufman's (1977) McCarthy short form and the McCarthy Screening Test (1978) were obtained for first graders (N=53). As follow-up nine months later, the Metropolitan Achievement Test was administered. Results showed Kaufman's short form scores usually indicated a smaller number of false negatives than did McCarthy Screening Test scores.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1982
During the academic year of 1978-1979, a system for the early identification of students who were likely to have difficulty with the core curriculum in language and/or mathematics was introduced into the London, Canada, system at the kindergarten and grade 1 levels. In the two subsequent years the early identification system was extended to grades…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Early Identification
Download full textBurnham, Brian; And Others – 1987
The York Region Board of Education in Ontario, Canada, screens students for giftedness in grade 3. This report analyzes data produced in the 1986-87 screening procedure, involving approximately 3,400 students. The report begins with a review of procedural changes that were designed to make the screening more effective and efficient than earlier…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Comparative Analysis, Educational Diagnosis, Foreign Countries
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1983
A study was conducted to document the educational status, history, and standardized test performance of London, Ontario, students in the first-grade class of 1978-79 who did not reach the fourth grade by the fall of 1981. Additionally assessed was the predictive validity of Early Identification Ratings (EID) made in 1978-79. The following…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Academic Failure
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1982
During the 1978-1979 school year an early identification program for pupils in kindergarten and grade 1 was designed to select those students who would have difficulty with the London, Canada, mathematics or language arts curriculum. The identification program, based primarily on teachers' judgments, was extended in the two subsequent years to…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Early Identification
