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On-entry assessment of school competencies and academic achievement. A comparison between Slovenia […]
Vidmar, Maša; Niklas, Frank; Schneider, Wolfgang; Hasselhorn, Marcus
Journal Article
| In: European Journal of Psychology of Education | 2017
37061 Endnote
Author(s):
Vidmar, Maša; Niklas, Frank; Schneider, Wolfgang; Hasselhorn, Marcus
Title:
On-entry assessment of school competencies and academic achievement. A comparison between Slovenia and Germany
In:
European Journal of Psychology of Education, 32 (2017) 2, S. 311-331
DOI:
10.1007/s10212-016-0294-9
URN:
urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-174345
URL:
http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-174345
Publication Type:
3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language:
Englisch
Keywords:
Deutschland; Fähigkeit; Faktorenanalyse; Grundschüler; Internationaler Vergleich; Korrelationsanalyse; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsmessung; Lesen; Prognose; Prognostischer Test; Rechnen; Schreiben; Schulanfänger; Schülerleistung; Slowenien; Strukturgleichungsmodell
Abstract:
The foundation of school success is laid early in children's lives. Consequently, assessments of academic precursors may help to identify children in need of additional support. Such early assessments could also be interesting from an international perspective when educational systems are compared. This analysis is used to inform on the comparability of Slovenian and German versions of the English on-school-entry assessment tool "Performance Indicators in Primary School" (PIPS; Tymms and Albone 2002). PIPS was also used to predict later academic achievement in the two national samples. The German sample consisted of 468 children with a mean age of about 6;6 years at school entry (48.7 % girls). In Slovenia, 328 children (49 % girls) were assessed (mean age of about 6;3 years at school entry). Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses for PIPS did not support weak measurement invariance. However, results indicated that the number of factors as well as the pattern of loadings seems to be comparable. Further research is needed to examine in which respects PIPS might work as a tool for international comparisons. Structural equation modelling indicated that PIPS can be used as a predictor of academic achievement and that overall academic achievement could be predicted best by early numeracy. PIPS measures of literacy and numeracy skills were specific and significant predictors of children's later language and math achievement in grade 1. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments:
Bildung und Entwicklung
Comparing C-tests and Yes/No vocabulary size tests as predictors of receptive language skills
Harsch, Claudia; Hartig, Johannes
Journal Article
| In: Language Testing | 2016
35732 Endnote
Author(s):
Harsch, Claudia; Hartig, Johannes
Title:
Comparing C-tests and Yes/No vocabulary size tests as predictors of receptive language skills
In:
Language Testing, 33 (2016) 4, S. 555-575
DOI:
10.1177/0265532215594642
URN:
urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-125709
URL:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-125709
Publication Type:
3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language:
Englisch
Keywords:
Deutschland; Einstufung; Hörverstehen; Leseverstehen; Methode; Prognostischer Test; Regressionsanalyse; Reliabilität; Schüler; Sekundarbereich; Sprachtest; Strukturgleichungsmodell; Test; Testkonstruktion; Testverfahren; Validität
Abstract (english):
Placement and screening tests serve important functions, not only with regard to placing learners at appropriate levels of language courses but also with a view to maximizing the effectiveness of administering test batteries. We examined two widely reported formats suitable for these purposes, the discrete decontextualized Yes/No vocabulary test and the embedded contextualized C-test format, in order to determine which format can explain more variance in measures of listening and reading comprehension. Our data stem from a large-scale assessment with over 3000 students in the German secondary educational context; the four measures relevant to our study were administered to a subsample of 559 students. Using regression analysis on observed scores and SEM on a latent level, we found that the C-test outperforms the Yes/No format in both methodological approaches. The contextualized nature of the C-test seems to be able to explain large amounts of variance in measures of receptive language skills. The C-test, being a reliable, economical and robust measure, appears to be an ideal candidate for placement and screening purposes. In a side-line of our study, we also explored different scoring approaches for the Yes-No format. We found that using the hit rate and the false-alarm rate as two separate indicators yielded the most reliable results. These indicators can be interpreted as measures for vocabulary breadth and as guessing factors respectively, and they allow controlling for guessing. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments:
Bildungsqualität und Evaluation
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