> Okay, now I have a serious inquiry. We have managed to stay out of the > way > of good old AR for many years, but "acquired" it with our new principal 3 > years ago. On a national norm-referenced test (which we no longer give), > how would you say the correlation would be between that and the STAR test? > The teachers in my school say that the STAR is wildly inaccurate. From > your > experience (all of you), what would you say about the reliability and > validity of the STAR? >
It's a vocabulary test so it's not accurate, but it's close and will give you an idea, but you can't just accept one source as valid. At least 3 tests are needed. If 2 of the 3 give one level, it's probably close to accurate.... Bill _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
