ERIC Number: EJ1037624
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
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Using Separate Answer Sheets with Grade 3 Students
Brooks, Thomas; O'Malley, Kimberly; Ragland, Shelley; Young, Michael; Kirkpatrick, Rob
Journal of Educational Research, v107 n5 p392-398 2014
The authors compared the performance of third-grade students testing on answer sheets with those testing on machine-scored test booklets. The 1,832 students in the nationally representative sample were assigned at the campus level to complete the Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition in 1 of 4 conditions: (a) Form A answer sheet, (b) Form A booklet, (c) Form B answer sheet, and (d) Form B booklet. After controlling for scholastic ability, no significant differences in performance on total reading, total mathematics, and total language strands were found between students using booklets and those using answer sheets. The results of this study provide no evidence to support the need to use separate test booklets with general education third-grade students. States may consider using separate answer sheets with these students to realize potential cost and schedule efficiencies.
Descriptors: Grade 3, Answer Sheets, Performance Based Assessment, Test Scoring Machines, Intermode Differences, Achievement Tests, Academic Ability, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, National Surveys, Multiple Choice Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Scores, Predictor Variables, Evidence, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 3; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Otis Lennon School Ability Test; Stanford Achievement Tests
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