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Do Teacher Ratings and Standardized Test Results of Students Yield the Same Information?
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Educational PsychologyEducationTeacher RatingsTest ScoresPsychologyTeacher EducationFactor AnalysisClassroom AssessmentReliabilityStandardized Test ResultsSocial SkillsEducational TestingEducational MeasurementSame InformationGradingStudent AssessmentSocial Skill AssessmentTeacher EvaluationEducational EvaluationEducational Assessment
Teachers in Ireland (n = 170) rated students (n = 2,617) on IQ, mathematics, and English, as well as on 12 social and academic classroom behaviors. Factor analysis of IQ, mathematics, and English standardized test scores, together with the 15 teacher ratings, showed that there is overlap between ratings and test results but that the information obtained is not redundant. Three factors were identified: one was comprised primarily of the social behaviors; a second was comprised of the academic classroom behaviors and teacher ratings on IQ, mathematics, and English; and the third was comprised of the test scores in IQ, mathematics, and English together with the corresponding teacher ratings.