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Download full textWall, Janet; Summerlin, Lee – 1973
This compilation includes virtually all the standardized science tests published since 1959 and available to the secondary and elementary school science teacher. The standardized tests have been arranged into seven sections: Elementary Science Tests, Biology Tests, Chemistry Tests, Earth Science Tests, General Science Tests, Physics Tests, and…
Descriptors: Directories, Elementary School Science, Evaluation, Resource Materials
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1972
The 1969-70 report on California's testing program provides information on the achievement scores of students in grades one, two, three, six, and twelve. The report is divided into three parts: (1) a statewide analysis and summary--an introduction to the report which begins with a summary of the findings; (2) percentile ranks and normalized…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Low Achievement, Performance Factors, Predictor Variables
Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T. – 1973
This paper considers many of the studies that have been conducted regarding the prediction of college success. The table of contents includes: (1) "Prediction of Academic Success," which discusses the results of several standardized tests and their ability to predict success in college; (2) "Prediction of Academic Failure,"…
Descriptors: Achievement, College Students, Evaluation, Failure
Blanton, William, Ed.; And Others – 1972
This booklet presents ideas for utilizing standardized reading tests and an informal inventory to determine the reading levels of secondary school students. Comprehensive reviews of the most commonly used standardized tests for high school students and information about their construction, standardization, administration, and use make up the bulk…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Developmental Reading, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Instruction
Feldhusen, John; And Others – 1973
The purpose of this research was to determine whether sex, teacher grades, standardized achievement test scores, intelligence test scores, and teacher ratings of children's classroom social behavior are long-range (eight years) predictors of academic achievement. Significant and high Rs were found for all criteria (teacher grades and standardized…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 3, Predictive Measurement
Hecht, James T. – 1973
The relationship of test wiseness to I.Q. and the usability of I.Q. scores are discussed. Test wiseness involves the examinee's ability to obtain a high score on a standardized achievement test as a result of utilizing test-taking experience. Usability of I.Q. scores refers to the value of I.Q. scores to educators in making educational decisions.…
Descriptors: Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Research Reports
Clark, Robert M. – 1973
A survey was conducted of California community colleges to determine their practices concerning testing used in matriculation and placement. Questionnaires were sent to 95 colleges, 77 of which returned the completed questionnaire. Responses were tabulated according to size of college, distinguishing between testing required for matriculation and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, Community Colleges, Diagnostic Tests
Alford, Roy W., Jr. – 1970
Preschool children (ages 3, 4, and 5) participating in the Appalachia Preschool Educational Program were studied to determine if mathematical concepts could be effectively taught through a preschool program accessible to rural children. The 34-week program consisted of 3 elements: (1) a daily half-hour television broadcast, (2) weekly home…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations, Early Childhood Education, Educational Television
Braswell, James S. – 1972
This pamphlet provides a comprehensive listing of mathematics tests available in the United States classified under eight headings: Arithmetic; Junior High; Batteries and General Listings, K-14; High School; General; Algebra; Geometry; Trigonometry; and College-related. Information given for each test includes title, authorship, grade levels and…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Educational Testing, Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation
Finley, Carmen J.; Berdie, Frances S. – 1970
The history of the development of National Assessment exercises from the project's inception in 1964 to the present is provided in this monograph. The chapter titles are as follows: I. Introduction; II. Rationale and Criteria for Writing Exercises for National Assessment; III. Initial Reviews; IV. Initial Studies; V. Subject Matter Reviews; VI.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods
BOYNTON, DAMON – 1961
A PLANNING CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO STUDY THE QUESTION OF EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED FOREIGN LANGUAGE READING PROFICIENCY TESTS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. THE CONSENSUS OF THE CONFERENCE WAS THAT STANDARDIZED TESTS WERE NEEDED AND THAT THERE BE TWO FOLLOWUP PHASES TO THE PLANNING CONFERENCE. PHASE 1 WOULD CONSIDER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE…
Descriptors: Conferences, Graduate Students, Language Tests, Languages
Adkins, E. Robert – 1976
Form 5 of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) was administered to over 35,000 male and female students in grade nine through twelve. The sample was selected to be representative of the students in the national high school population. Normative percentile tables were developed for each subtest and composite for each grade and…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Females, High School Students, Males
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1975
"Options in Education" is a radio news program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript of the first show contains discussions of college enrollment, the controversy over standardized testing, hyperactivity in school children, the rash of teacher strikes, and how to become a professional golfer. Participants…
Descriptors: Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences, Golf
Peer reviewedHambleton, Ronald K.; Eignor, Daniel R. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1978
A set of guidelines for evaluating criterion-referenced tests is presented. Additionally, 11 sets of extant criterion-referenced tests are evaluated using these guidelines. (JKS)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Fagan, W. T. – Elements: Translating Theory into Practice, 1978
The Canadian Institute for Research in Behavioral and Social Sciences of Calgary was awarded a contract by the Provincial Government of Alberta to assess student skills and knowledge in reading and written composition. Here evaluation is defined and the use of standardized and criterion referenced tests for evaluating reading performance are…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Reading Ability
