Optimum Grade Classification with the California Achievement Test Battery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20287385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harry E Anderson (American Institute of Research), DONALD A LETON (University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 1963 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 135-143 |
| Publication date | 1963-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001316446302300111 |
| OpenAlex | W2026032274 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
PRESENT-DAY achievement tests are usually constructed to meas-ure several areas of achievement and, consequently, present a bat-tery of subtests, each of which purports to measure one particular aspect of achievement. Test buyers are constantly concerned with problems of selecting a valid and reliable test, with considerations for the information available from the test, and with cost factors. Test users on the other hand must consider the meaning of test scores (e.g., Cronbach, 1960, pp. 69-87), the diagnostic and prog-nostic value of the test scores, and a reasonable summary of an in-dividual’s achievement record. The latter problem is often resolved by means of a profile pattern indicating an individual’s standing on each subtest (viz., achievement area) in relation to population norms. An over-all achievement level, however, is not obviously available from an individual’s profile, and so the user is left with no over-all estimate of a student’s achievement. Moreover, several other problems are encountered in the summary and interpretation of achievement test results. First, there are differences in absolute achievement levels indicated by different achievement batteries, and
Academic achievement · Achievement test · Battery (electricity) · Mathematics education · Psychometrics · Standardized test · Statistics · Test (biology) · Test validity · Advanced Statistical Methods and Models · Clinical Psychology · Mathematics · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1966 - 1966 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |