Leland Jacobs Seth Krivohlavek Shirley J. Mills

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Leland Jacobs Seth Krivohlavek Shirley J. Mills EVALUATION OF THE MAT8 Leland Jacobs Seth Krivohlavek Shirley J. Mills

GENERAL INFORMATION Metropolitan Achievement Test 8th Edition Harcourt Assessment Company, 2000 K-12 Cost: K-3 $122.50 per 25 students 4-12 $93.00 per 25 students Time: Un-timed with stipulations Range from 90 min. to 275 min. (Full Battery)

PURPOSE AND NATURE OF TEST Foundation Skills Critical Thinking Processes Reflects Classroom Curriculum Based on Studies of Syllabi, Standards, Assessments, and Current Research

TECHNICAL EVALUATION Norms and Standards A Variety of Score Reporting Methods Standardization Sample of 80,000 Students of 151 School Districts Standard Setting Procedures Involved Cross Section of U.S. Cultures

TECHNICAL EVALUATION Reliability Internal Consistency based on Kuder-Richardson Procedure KR-20 Coefficient Results range from .77 to .97

TECHNICAL EVALUATION Validity Content Validity Criterion Validity Construct Validity

REVIEW SUMMARIES Ronald K. Hambleton 1. Negative about Technical Information 2. Bias Reporting Carmen J. Finley 1. Positive about Updating of Content 2. Highly Recommended

CRITIQUE OF INSTRUMENT Outstanding Battery of K-12 Achievement User Friendly Manual Weakness: No Test Effort to Correlate Nebraska Standards to Test Highly Recommended