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Is Fluency-Based Story Retell a Good Indicator of Reading Comprehension?
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Bellinger, Jillian M.; DiPerna, James C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
This study examined the reliability and validity of scores on a fluency-based measure of reading comprehension. The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS; 6th ed. revised) Retell Fluency (RTF), Oral Reading Fluency (DORF), and Woodcock Johnson III NU Tests of Achievement (WJ-III NU ACH) Reading Comprehension measures were…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Emergent Literacy, Story Telling
The Validity of Reading Comprehension Rate: Reading Speed, Comprehension, and Comprehension Rates
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Skinner, Christopher H.; Williams, Jacqueline L.; Morrow, Jennifer Ann; Hale, Andre D.; Neddenriep, Christine E.; Hawkins, Renee O. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
This article describes a secondary analysis of a brief reading comprehension rate measure, percent comprehension questions correct per minute spent reading (%C/M). This measure includes reading speed (seconds to read) in the denominator and percentage of comprehension questions answered correctly in the numerator. Participants were 22 4th-, 29…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Reading Comprehension, Measures (Individuals), Validity
Construct Validity of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT).
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Reed, Mellissa Testerman; McCallum, R. Steve – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
Data from 104 school children were analyzed to determine the psychometric and conceptual soundness of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT), devised for children with limited English language proficiency. Examines test validity through construct validity, confirmatory factor analysis, and exploratory factor analysis in comparison with…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education
Concurrent Validity of the Slosson Full-Range Intelligence Test: Comparison with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Third Edition and the Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement-Revised.
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Bell, Nancy L.; Rucker, Marggi; Finch, A. J., Jr.; Alexander, Joanne – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
Examines the concurrent validity of the Slosson Full-Range Intelligence Test (S-FRIT) by comparing S-FRIT scores to the scores of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) and the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement-Revised (WJ-R). Results revealed that the S-FRIT scores were more related to overall intelligence,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Concurrent Validity, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests