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Download full textBotel, Morton; Granowsky, Alvin – 1972
Designed to measure by quantifiable means syntactic complexity component of readability, the Syntactic Complexity Formula is based on the theory that syntactic patterns frequently found in the language of children might be a more valid criterion than sentence length for controlling syntax. The Formula's analysis is based on transformational…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Intermediate Grades, Measurement Instruments, Primary Education
Bianchini, John C.; Loret, Peter G. – 1974
The Anchor Test Study provides a method for translating a pupil's score on any one of eight widely used standardized reading tests for Grades 4, 5, and 6 to a corresponding score of any of the other seven tests, as well as furnishing new nationally representative norms for each of the eight tests. In addition, the Study presents new estimates of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Equated Scores, Grade 4, Measurement Techniques
PDF pending restorationBianchini, John C.; Loret, Peter G. – 1974
The Anchor Test Study provides a method for translating a pupil's score on any one of eight widely used standardized reading tests for Grades 4, 5, and 6 to a corresponding score of any of the other seven tests, as well as furnishing new nationally representative norms for each of the eight tests. In addition, the Study presents new estimates of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Equated Scores, Grade 5, Measurement Techniques
PDF pending restorationBianchini, John C.; Loret, Peter G. – 1974
The Anchor Test Study provides a method for translating a pupil's score on any one of eight widely used standardized reading tests for Grades 4, 5, and 6 to a corresponding score of any of the other seven tests, as well as furnishing new nationally representative norms for each of the eight tests. In addition, the Study presents new estimates of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Equated Scores, Grade 6, Measurement Techniques
Ellis, E. N. – 1971
Results of the Gates-Macginitie Reading Test for sixth graders are summarized. Tables include information for each subtest concerning mean scores, percentile ranks, grade equivalent scores, and standard scores. The level of achievement in this survey was lower than that of previous surveys. (MS)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Grade Equivalent Scores, Grade 6, Reading Achievement
Balmuth, Miriam – 1971
The relationship between the ability of elementary pupils to blend phonemes in nonsense syllables and their silent reading achievement was examined. An original test designed to measure phoneme blending of nonsense syllables was administered to 252 boys and girls randomly selected from grades 1 through 6 and from a wide ethnic and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Phonemes, Pronunciation, Reading Achievement
Robinson, Richard D., Comp. – 1972
The aim of this bibliography is to provide a reference on the cloze procedure for the practitioner and the researcher. The selection of material was done on the basis of (1) the importance of the source as a contribution to cloze research, (2) the extent and the usefulness of the source's bibliography as a guide to related research, (3) the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cloze Procedure, Readability, Reading Ability
Harris, Albert J. – 1973
This paper presented at the International Reading Association in Denver defines a basal reader series as an interrelated set of materials for teaching fundamental reading skills and attitudes, including not only traditional eclectic basal readers but also linguistic, phonic, and programed series. As new developments come to the fore in reading…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Conference Reports, Developmental Reading
Gill, Patrick Ralston – 1972
This study was an experimental investigation designed to ascertain the effectiveness of a technique for predicting student success in a special reading program. The disparity between a student's score on a reading test taken silently and his score on an equivalent form which was read orally by the investigator as the student read it silently was…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Reading
Hodges, Elaine Joy – 1972
The purpose of this study was to compare the results obtained from a cloze test with the results obtained from an informal reading inventory in establishing the functional reading levels of selected third grade students of varying reading abilities. The subjects consisted of 100 third grade students. The following tests are given: the…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Functional Reading, Grade 3, Reading
Blanton, William, Ed.; And Others – 1972
This booklet presents ideas for utilizing standardized reading tests and an informal inventory to determine the reading levels of secondary school students. Comprehensive reviews of the most commonly used standardized tests for high school students and information about their construction, standardization, administration, and use make up the bulk…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Developmental Reading, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Instruction
Johns, Jerry L., Comp.; And Others – 1977
An informal reading inventory (IRI), a nonstandardized individual test often constructed by the classroom teacher, can help teachers and clinicians in giving students appropriate reading materials and in diagnosing the strategies students use in reading. This annotated bibliography was designed to aid beginning teachers, as well as more…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Individual Testing, Informal Reading Inventories
Morris, June E. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1976
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Braille, Exceptional Child Research, Large Type Materials
Peer reviewedGoodman, Yetta – English Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Language, Reading
Fagan, W. T. – Elements: Translating Theory into Practice, 1978
The Canadian Institute for Research in Behavioral and Social Sciences of Calgary was awarded a contract by the Provincial Government of Alberta to assess student skills and knowledge in reading and written composition. Here evaluation is defined and the use of standardized and criterion referenced tests for evaluating reading performance are…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Reading Ability
