Descriptor
Behavioral Sciences | 1 |
Computation | 1 |
Evaluation Research | 1 |
Higher Education | 1 |
Measurement Objectives | 1 |
Norms | 1 |
Physical Sciences | 1 |
Readability Formulas | 1 |
Reading Achievement | 1 |
Reading Comprehension | 1 |
Reading Research | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Stenner, A. Jackson | 1 |
Publication Type
Reports - Research | 1 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
Lexile Scale of Reading | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Stenner, A. Jackson – 1996
This paper shows how the concept of general objectivity can be used to improve behavioral science measurement, particularly as it applies to the Lexile Framework, a tool for objectively measuring reading comprehension. It begins with a dialogue between a physicist and a psychometrician that details some of the differences between physical science…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Computation, Evaluation Research, Higher Education