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IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS
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General Information
ITBS Forms A, B, and C measure the skills, academic growth, and
achievement
of students from Kindergarten through grade 8. Developed at The
University
of Iowa and backed by a tradition of more than seventy years of
educational
research and test development experience, ITBS provides an in-depth
assessment of students’ achievement of important educational objectives.
Tests in reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science,
and
information sources yield reliable and comprehensive information both
about
the development of students’ skills and about their ability to think
critically.
Forms A, B, and C reflect the most up-to-date thinking about curriculum
as represented in current content standards, curriculum frameworks, and
instructional materials. All test materials have been extensively field
tested for
psychometric soundness and evaluated for fairness to gender, racial,
ethnic,
and cultural groups. Test content was chosen for its appeal and interest
to
children in order to provide test takers with an engaging and motivating
testing
experience.
ITBS provides educators with accurate and detailed diagnostic
information,
allowing them to tailor curricula to the individual educational needs of
their
students and address any achievement deficiencies early in the school
year. By
using this diagnostic data to drive instruction, students and educators
benefit
by higher performance on other assessments such as state tests.
To offer maximum flexibility in meeting different testing needs, ITBS is
available
as a Complete Battery, a Core Battery, and a Survey Battery. Testing
times and
number of items for each battery are provided in Table 1 on p. 12.
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