Abstract:
The purpose of this research project was to measure the degree of relationship between reading achievement scores obtained from the Science Research Associates Achievement Test and the Houghton-Mifflin Placement Test. A second purpose of the project was to explore the possibility of predicting Houghton Mifflin Placement Levels from reading scores of the Science Research Associates Achievement Test.This study was requested by an elementary school principal in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In this principal's school, the Houghton-Mifflin Placement Test was used to determine where students should be placed in the Houghton-Mifflin Basal Reading Series. The Science Research Associates Achievement Test was also administered in this school. The school principal wished to know if the Science Research Associates Achievement Test could determine where students should be placed in the Houghton-Mifflin Basal Reading Series, thus eliminating the need for administering the Houghton-Mifflin Placement Test. This research project was concerned with determining the degree of accuracy with which the composite reading scores of the Science Research Associates Achievement Test could predict the reading levels of the Houghton-Mifflin Placement Test for the children in this school.The ability to predict reading levels of the Houghton-Mifflin Placement Test could eliminate some replication of testing. This predictive ability could consequently result in a savings of money and time for schools which currently administer both tests.