Comment on "Errors Inherent in the Use of Age-Normative Data in Assessing Reading Ability".

MacKay, G. W.

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ERIC Number: EJ432041

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Comment on "Errors Inherent in the Use of Age-Normative Data in Assessing Reading Ability".

MacKay, G. W.

Psychological Test Bulletin, v3 n2 p88-89 Nov 1990

S. Matthey shows that errors may be inherent in the misuse of age-normative data in assessing reading ability. However, Matthey ignores the policies and procedures of the New South Wales (Australia) Department of Education to guard against such misuse. (SLD)

Descriptors: Age Groups, Children, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Reading Ability, Reading Tests, Test Norms, Test Use, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Neale Analysis of Reading Ability

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