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References:
http://achievement-test.com/
testing-options/peabody
Salvia, J., Ysseldyke, J.E., & Bolt, S. (2013), Assessment in Special and Inclusive Education. (12th ed.). Belmont, CA:Wadsworth.
https://www.yutube.com/watch?v=5PhxfotpbAI
https://www.yutube.com/watch?v=Hh7DALeHJYE
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Scoring Procedures
Wide Range Assessment of six content areas
This test does not include a sufficient number of items to reliably measure each specific skill in a content area. It should not be used as a diagnostic tool or as a precise measure of achievement.
Each child is assessed using the material appropriate to age and level of accomplishment working toward higher material until they answer 5 out of 7 consecutive items.
- General Information
- Reading Recognition
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics
- Spelling
- and Written Expression
This stopping point establishes the learning threshold and errors in the critical range are subtracted from the peak score
The Peabody is standardized
and
nationally norm-referenced.
Author:
Dunn &
Markwardt
Publisher:
Pearson
Year:
1998
Peabody Individual Achievement Test
Piat-R
Individual test of academic achievement
The subtests are contained in four volumes of the Book of Plates
Kindergarten through
high school
The Piat-R is favorable for assessing low functioning individuals who have difficulty with expression. Also, it is a measure for screening individuals with learning disabilities.
Volume I General Information
Reading Recognition
Volume II Reading Comprehension
Volume III Mathematics
VolumeIV Spelling
Written Expression
Cons:
- Can be expensive
- Hard to relate to curriculum
- Uses a small sample of questions
- Easy to use
- Untimed
- One sitting from 60 to 90 minutes
- Scores each content area and total