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

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

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

4. 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

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

6. TECHNICAL EVALUATION Validity
Content Validity
Criterion Validity
Construct Validity

7. 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

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