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Perkins, Kyle; Duncan, Ann – 1989
To determine whether mastery of one reading comprehension task is a prerequisite to mastery of two or more reading comprehension tasks, a study examined the prerequisite relations existing in the item responses elicited from a sample of sixth grade students who took the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form G, Level 12 reading comprehension test. Test…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Prerequisites, Prior Learning
Perkins, Kyle; And Others – 1988
A study was undertaken to identify the prerequisite relations (or hierarchies among the items) existing in the item responses of a sample of 86 foreign students who took the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) vocabulary and reading comprehension test, Form 3JTF1. The form contains 30 vocabulary items and 30 reading comprehension items.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Factor Analysis, Foreign Students, Item Analysis
Perkins, Kyle; Duncan, Ann – 1986
Item responses from a standardized language arts usage and expression test were submitted to an ordering-theoretic data analysis procedure to identify the significant prerequisite relationships that underlay the data set. Responses were elicited from a sample of 81 sixth graders who took the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form G, Level 12 usage and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Expressive Language, Grade 6, Instructional Development
