How Standardized Is School Testing? An Exploratory Observational Study of Standardized Group Testing in Kindergarten.

Wodtke, Kenneth H.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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How Standardized Is School Testing? An Exploratory Observational Study of Standardized Group Testing in Kindergarten.

Wodtke, Kenneth H.; And Others

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v11 n3 p223-35 Fall 1989

A qualitative observational study of standardized group testing in 10 kindergartens revealed variations in testing conditions, discrepancies from standardized administration procedures, and variations in children's behavior that contributed to difficulties in maintaining a uniform testing process. High-stakes group testing in kindergarten should be reexamined. (TJH)

Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Group Testing, Kindergarten, Primary Education, Qualitative Research, Standardized Tests, Student Behavior, Student Placement, Test Reliability, Test Use, Transitional Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Chicago, IL, March 31-April 4, 1985).