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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Beaver, Jessica L.; French, Brian F.; Finch, W. Holmes; Ullrich-French, Sarah C. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
Social-emotional (SE) skills in the early developmental years of children influence outcomes in psychological, behavioral, and learning domains. The adult ratings of a child's SE skills can be influenced by sex stereotypes. These rating differences could lead to differential conclusions about developmental progress or risk. To ensure that…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Item Analysis, Gender Differences, Evaluators
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French, Brian F.; Gotch, Chad M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
The Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills-II (CIBS-II) is a diagnostic battery intended for children in grades 1st through 6th. The aim of this study was to test for item invariance, or differential item functioning (DIF), of the CIBS-II across sex in the standardization sample through the use of item response theory DIF detection…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Elementary School Students, Test Bias, Item Response Theory
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Breidenbach, Daniel H.; French, Brian F. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012
The Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills-II (CIBS-II) is the newest version of a long-standing instrument that is useful for identifying student achievement, identifying and monitoring academic strengths and weaknesses, obtaining data to support referrals, and reporting progress for individual educational plans. Since the CIBS-II is…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Test Validity, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
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Gotch, Chad M.; French, Brian F. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2011
The Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills-II (CIBS-II)-Readiness form is a diagnostic battery intended for children aged 5 and 6 years. The CIBS-II-Readiness is a new version of the CIBS-Revised-Readiness and includes updated normative information on a larger representative sample in comparison to the CIBS-Revised-Readiness. Empirical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Construct Validity, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis