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ERIC Number: EJ380689
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Curriculum-Based Assessment: An Alternative Approach for Screening Young Gifted Children in Rural Areas.
Joyce, Bonnie G.; Wolking, William D.
Rural Special Education Quarterly, v8 n4 p9-14 1988
Evaluates the criterion validity of a curriculum-based assessment (CBA) to identify gifted children in rural areas. Compares CBA and standardized test scores for 286 kindergarten and first grade children. Concludes that the instruments' predictive validity is equivalent, but the CBA has practical advantages for rural school districts. 25 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Grade 1, Kindergarten, Predictive Validity, Primary Education, Rural Education, Rural Schools, Special Education, Talent Identification, Test Validity, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Metropolitan Achievement Tests; Metropolitan Readiness Tests
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