Table 2: Reliability Indexes of the Measures Used in Grade Three

The procedures of lexical instruction and vocabulary testing continued up to the end of the
course when the book content was exhausted. Lastly, near to the end of the academic year, the
students took the End of the Course Achievement (ECA) exams (See Appendix 3) the major
objectives of which were to make a holistic assessment concerning the achievement of the prespecified
course objectives. These tests are usually designed, standardized, and administered either
directly by the central offices of the Ministry of Education, or indirectly by the teachers at the local
schools. However, no matter who develops them, they follow a uniform scheme or format which is
mandated by the officials of the Ministry of Education.
The reliability indexes obtained from the batteries utilized in the study are presented in
Tables 2