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Direct linkPearson, P. David; Valencia, Sheila W.; Wixson, Karen – Theory Into Practice, 2014
In this article, we share with readers our hopes, fears, and predictions for reading assessment in American schools at a critical policy juncture--the production of new assessments to measure achievement of the Common Core State Standards. It isn't just Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers and Smarter Balanced…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement
Shin, Jaran; Sailors, Misty; McClung, Nicola; Pearson, P. David; Hoffman, James V.; Chilimanjira, Margaret – Bilingual Research Journal, 2015
We investigated the relationship between Chichewa (L1) and English (L2) literacies in Malawi. Through our use of hierarchical linear modeling, we found that cross-language literacy transfer between Chichewa and English did occur, but that the pattern and the strength of the relationships varied depending on the literacy domain (i.e., reading or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedTaylor, Barbara M.; Peterson, Debra S.; Pearson, P. David; Rodriguez, Michael C. – Reading Teacher, 2002
Studies classroom practices to identify those that were most useful for improving students' reading ability. Describes the teacher practices observed in the classrooms, particularly those that are derived from the research of the last four decades. Examines the relationship between teachers' practices and students' growth in reading achievement.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Literacy, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedSeda, Ileana; Pearson, P. David – Reading Research and Instruction, 1991
Presents open-ended and semistructured interviews to assess reading comprehension. Highlights the potential value of interviews in aligning assessment practices with instruction and learning theory. (MG)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Interviews, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedPearson, P. David; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1979
Reports on a study stemming from schema theory that assessed the role that background knowledge plays in determining young children's ability to process relationships that are explicitly and fully specified in a text, in comparison to those that are only partially specified by the same text. (Author/HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 2, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedKamil, Michael; Pearson, P. David – Reading Improvement, 1978
Five examples illustrate how teachers can analyze patterns of oral reading errors informally, effectively, and inexpensively. (RL)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Error Patterns, Informal Assessment, Miscue Analysis
Download full textJohnston, Peter; Pearson, P. David – 1982
A study examined the effects of prior knowledge and the explicitness of text connectivity on various measures of reading ability. Subjects were 130 eighth grade students who read 6 prose passages that had been manipulated for content familiarity and for use of explicit connectives and implied connectives (those brought about by the author's…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Connected Discourse, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Pearson, P. David; Stallman, Anne C. – 1993
Noting that assessment plays a prominent role in all levels of the American educational system, this report characterizes the realities of reading assessment and its historical evolution. The report then characterizes possible approaches to shaping the future of reading assessment--resistance, complacency, and reform. The report considers the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Hansen, Jane; Pearson, P. David – 1982
A study was conducted to determine the benefits of an approach to teaching inferential skills that combined an explicit attempt to sensitize children to why and how one should draw inferences to prior knowledge with substantial practice in drawing such inferences during story discussions. Subjects were 20 good and 20 poor fourth grade readers who…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Grade 4
