The U.S. National Assessments in Reading: Reading Too Much into the Findings.

McLean, Leslie D.; Goldstein, Harvey

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ERIC Number: EJ364798

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Publication Date: 1988

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The U.S. National Assessments in Reading: Reading Too Much into the Findings.

McLean, Leslie D.; Goldstein, Harvey

Phi Delta Kappan, v69 n5 p369-72 Jan 1988

The authors criticize an article by John Carrol in the February 1987 "Phi Delta Kappan" in which he discussed the Reading Proficiency Scale issued by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. They feel the Reading Proficiency Scale has limited usefulness. Includes 21 references. (Author/MD)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, National Norms, Norm Referenced Tests, Reading Instruction, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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