Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Reading Tests | 3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Accuracy | 1 |
| Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Cohort Analysis | 1 |
| College Admission | 1 |
| College Students | 1 |
| Critical Thinking | 1 |
| Difficulty Level | 1 |
| Effect Size | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 3 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| New York | 3 |
| California | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Graduate Record Examinations | 1 |
| Law School Admission Test | 1 |
| Nelson Denny Reading Tests | 1 |
| Program for International… | 1 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMargolin, Sara J. – Educational Gerontology, 2015
The present research aimed to examine young and older adults' comprehension of negated text to determine the locus of older adults' difficulty in understanding this text construction. Participants were asked to read short passages at their own pace, complete a lexical decision task, and answer a comprehension question about what they had read.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Readability, Task Analysis, Reading Tests
Lewandowski, Lawrence; Cohen, Justin; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
Students with disabilities often receive test accommodations in schools and on high-stakes tests. Students with learning disabilities (LD) represent the largest disability group in schools, and extended time the most common test accommodation requested by such students. This pairing persists despite controversy over the validity of extended time…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Undergraduate Students
Download full textTaylor, James – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
The "Study of Deeper Learning: Opportunities and Outcomes", funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, is a "proof-of-concept" study to determine whether students attending high schools with a mature and at least moderately well-implemented approach to promoting deeper learning experience greater deeper learning…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Outcomes of Education, High School Students, Quasiexperimental Design
