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Fitzgerald, Thomas P. – 1979
The Degrees of Reading Power Test was developed to address some existing problems in testing comprehension. The test design reflects the need to consider problems of passage dependency, difficulty of questions, tests for continuous text, and sensitivity to gains. It emphasizes a set of response options controlled for familiarity, a text that is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Language Skills
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1977
The Degrees of Reading Power test (DRP) and its related technology are described in this publication. It contains a brief description of the DRP, which was designed to measure the most difficult level of text that a student can read with comprehension; a report on the validation of the test; sample DRP passages; an instructional viewpoint as it…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension
