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50 Years of ERIC
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Anchor Test Study: Equivalence and Norms Tables for Selected Reading Achievement Tests (Grades 4, 5, 6). [A Review]
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Fleming, Margaret – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1975
The Anchor Test Study Manual was reviewed with the practitioner in mind. It represents an effort to equate and standardize eight commonly used elementary reading tests. Possibilities and limitations in using the manual are discussed. (BJG)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Book Reviews, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Stanford Achievement Test Forms E and F (Test Review).
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Airasian, Peter W. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1985
The Stanford Achievement Test Forms E and F were judged to be one of the best achievement batteries for assessing basic skills taught in grades one through nine. The test publisher provides several booklets in addition to the administration manual. These include the Norms Booklet, Handbook of Instructional Strategies, and Guide to Classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
The Ball Aptitude Battery (Test Review).
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Hall, Alfred E. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1985
The 12 subtests of the Ball Aptitude Battery (BAB) listed in the administration manual were described. The reviewer believes this aptitude battery, designed for use with high school students and adults in job selection and placement, needs major improvements. It is suggested that the BAB be used solely for research purposes. (DWH)
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, High Schools, Norm Referenced Tests
A Practitioner's Guide to Computation and Interpretation of Reliability Indices for Mastery Tests.
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Subkoviak, Michael J. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1988
Current methods for obtaining reliability indices for mastery tests can be laborious. This paper offers practitioners tables from which agreement and kappa coefficients can be read directly and provides criterion for acceptable values of agreement and kappa coefficients. (TJH)
Descriptors: Mastery Tests, Statistical Analysis, Test Reliability, Testing