A Comparison of Four Methods of Determining Instructional Reading Levels.

Tulley, Michael A.; Farr, Roger

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Comparison of Four Methods of Determining Instructional Reading Levels.

Tulley, Michael A.; Farr, Roger

Reading Psychology, v8 n3 p149-68 1987

Examines the validity of estimates of instructional reading level produced by the Reading Comprehension Test of the 1986 Metropolitan Achievement Tests (MAT). Compares reading level estimates provided by the MAT, basal reader placement tests, an informal reading inventory, and classroom teachers' judgments. Suggests that each method, because of high percentages of agreement, yields similar information. (SKC)

Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Individual Testing, Psychological Studies, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Reading Teachers, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests, Testing

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Metropolitan Achievement Tests

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