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Download full textSmith, Dean R.; And Others – 1989
A three-part correlational study examined the explanatory power of the Lexile theory of reading comprehension, which was based on the semantic and syntactic components of prose. Correlations were performed between the item difficulties of nine nationally normed reading comprehension tests and computer generated difficulties which were reported in…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level
