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Peer reviewedBerk, Ronald A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1980
A sampling methodology is proposed for determining lengths of tests designed to assess the comprehension of written discourse. It is based on Bormuth's transformational analysis, within a domain-referenced framework. Guidelines are provided for computing sample size and selecting sentences to which the transformational rules can be applied.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Sampling, Test Construction
