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Direct linkBieber, Gregg; Hulac, David M.; Schweinle, William – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2015
The present study investigated some psychometric properties of the Basic Reading Inventory (BRI), a widely used informal reading inventory. The BRI and Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) probes were administered to 149 third, fourth, and fifth graders. Test--retest and alternate forms reliability analyses indicated adequate…
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Psychometrics, Grade 3, Grade 4
Nilsson, Nina L. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2013
Over time, criticisms related to the technical rigor of informal reading inventories (IRIs) have led many to question using these assessment instruments for high- or low-stakes purposes. In this article, I examine reliability evidence reported in 11 new and updated IRIs and make comparisons with Spector's earlier analysis that revealed fewer than…
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Test Reliability, Evaluation Utilization, Content Analysis
Peer reviewedDuffelmeyer, Frederick A.; Duffelmeyer, Barbara Blakely – Reading Teacher, 1989
Discusses characteristics reading passages must have if they are to be used for main idea assessment. Analyzes each grade one to grade six passage on the Analytical Reading Inventory, Basic Reading Inventory, and Informal Reading Inventory, assessing suitability for use in main idea assessment. Finds many passages are unsuitable. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedHelgren-Lempesis, Valerie A.; Mangrum, Charles T., II – Reading Research Quarterly, 1986
Examines the interclass and intraclass reliability of three published informal reading inventories and their alternate forms and concludes that though acceptable, the reliabilities of the inventories suggest the need for cautious interpretation. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Informal Reading Inventories, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedBristow, Page Simpson; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1983
Reports that reading instructional level scores of a teacher constructed informal reading inventory, the commercially prepared Basic Reading Inventory, the Metropolitan Achievement Test, and students' actual level of placement in books are roughly comparable but that the Wide Range Achievement Test reading subtest places children much higher. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Readability
