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Forsyth, Robert – 1976
The readability level of passages from three subtests of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), Forms X-6 and Y-6, were compared with the readability level of passages selected from the Des Moines Resister, Reader's Digest, Time, Newsweek, Saturday Review, and 18 high school textbooks from the fields of social studies, science, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Content Area Reading, Literature, Natural Sciences
Download full textNorth Dakota Univ., Grand Forks. Center for Teaching and Learning.
Intended for parents, this guide discusses the effects of standardized tests on children, using test items from recent standardized reading tests which have been administered to children aged 7 to 13 and children's responses to these items. For each item, comments are made about the ambiguity of the item; the various interpretations that can be…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Tests, Response Style (Tests), Standardized Tests
MARKS, RUTH A. – 1965
THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR READING INSTRUCTION IN IDAHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WAS EVALUATED BY EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF IDAHO. THE GUIDE OUTLINES THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF WORK IN DEVELOPMENTAL READING FROM GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX IN THESE FOUR STAGES -- (1) READING READINESS, (2) BEGINNING READING, (3) ESTABLISHING FLUENCY IN READING, AND (4)…
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Elementary Schools, Evaluation Methods, Reading Instruction
JUSTMAN, JOSEPH – 1967
RESEARCH FINDINGS ON ABILITY GROUPING ARE INCONCLUSIVE BECAUSE NEITHER HETEROGENEITY NOR HOMOGENEITY HAS BEEN DEFINED WITH SUFFICIENT CLARITY. THE TENDENCY IN THESE STUDIES HAS BEEN TO STRESS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PUPILS IN SUCH CLASSES RATHER THAN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CLASS AS A WHOLE. IN A STUDY OF 181 CLASSES (4,705 PUPILS) HOMOGENEITY WAS…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Gains, Data, Elementary Schools
New York Medical Coll., NY. – 1960
THE INSTITUTE'S TEST BATTERY IS INTENDED TO ASSESS THE CHILD'S ACHIEVEMENT IN COGNITIVE STYLE, PERCEPTUAL ABILITY, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND READING ACHIEVEMENT. THE TWO MAJOR PHASES IN THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH PROGRAM ARE EXPLORATION OF EARLY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL REMEDIAL, READING, AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. THE INDEX…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Diagnostic Tests, Language Tests
BICKLEY, A. C.; WEAVER, WENDELL W. – 1967
SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR RESPONSES TO MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS ON READING COMPREHENSION TESTS AND THE EFFECTS OF CONTENT WORDS AND FUNCTION WORDS IN SUPPLYING INFORMATION FOR THE CORRECT COMPLETION OF MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS WERE STUDIED IN AN EXPERIMENT AT CAMPBELL COLLEGE. PARAGRAPHS WITH ACCOMPANYING MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS SAMPLED FROM READING…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Research
GARDNER, CHARLES – 1965
THE PROBLEM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE READING LEVEL OF A CHILD WHO HAS A SEVERE READING PROBLEM CAN BE RAISED BY USING AN INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM CALLED "READING HABILITATION." THIS IS A SYSTEM OF UNISON READING IN WHICH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR READ ALOUD SIMULTANEOUSLY AT A RAPID RATE. THE METHOD IS AIMED AT…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Phonics, Reading, Reading Ability
Deno, Stanley L.; And Others – 1980
Three concurrent validity studies were conducted to determine the relationship between performances on formative measures of reading and standardized achievement measures of reading. Correlational analyses for five formative measures and three standardized measures provided evidence for the validity of Words in Isolation, Words in Context, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Smith, Theodore, Ed. – 1980
Designed for use by California educators responsible for reading instruction, this booklet (1) provides the basis for development of criteria for materials selection, (2) serves as a resource for inservice training, (3) furnishes guidance for developing reading curricula, and (4) establishes guidelines for aiding program and personnel evaluation.…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming
North York Board of Education, Willowdale (Ontario). – 1977
The four sections of this guide provide information for use by educators who wish to find means other than standardized tests for assessing the reading performance of students. The first section of the guide deals with two methods of determining the readability of classroom materials, the Fry Readability Graph and the cloze procedure. The second…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Informal Assessment
Fitzgerald, Thomas P. – 1979
The Degrees of Reading Power Test was developed to address some existing problems in testing comprehension. The test design reflects the need to consider problems of passage dependency, difficulty of questions, tests for continuous text, and sensitivity to gains. It emphasizes a set of response options controlled for familiarity, a text that is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Language Skills
PDF pending restorationFalletta, John J.; Sheffield, James – 1978
This report summarizes the results of the March, 1978, reading examination that was administered to New York City public school pupils in grades 2 through 9 (with the exception of those in high schools). Section A delineates New York City student reading achievement compared to national norms. Section B compares pupil reading achievement by school…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores, Non English Speaking
Bergman, Irwin B. – 1980
A study was conducted at Queensborough Community College to determine if instruction in taking tests would significantly improve the responses of non-proficient readers to multiple-choice, open-ended, and cloze-type questions. Students enrolled in 18 reading and study skills improvement classes (N=394) were divided into three main groups: the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Low Achievement, Multiple Choice Tests, Reading Tests
Mikulecky, Larry, Ed.; Robbins, Ed., Ed. – Indiana Reading Quarterly, 1979
The eight articles in this publication focus on different approaches to reading instruction. Specific topics discussed include reading and the gifted child, teaching reading in a youth shelter, children's attitudes toward reading, teaching reading at the secondary level, secondary reading programs in Indiana, teaching test-taking strategies, the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Improvement
STRANDBERG, JOEL E.; AND OTHERS – 1967
TWO FEASIBILITY STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN EVIDENCE OF THE VALUE OF INSTRUCTING CHILDREN WITH THE TALKING BOOK SYSTEM. SUBJECTS WERE TWO GROUPS OF CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM 5-0 TO 6-1 YEARS. THE CHILDREN MANIPULATED THE EQUIPMENT AND DIRECTED THE MAGNETIC READER IN ORDER TO LEARN TO READ SIX SIGHT WORDS AND THE TWO-WORD SENTENCES…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Beginning Reading, Electronic Equipment, Paired Associate Learning
