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| Reading Psychology | 3 |
Author
| Blanchard, Jay | 1 |
| Britton, Gwyneth | 1 |
| Johns, Jerry | 1 |
| Lumpkin, Margarte | 1 |
| Lynch, Douglas J. | 1 |
| Royer, James M. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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| Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests | 1 |
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Peer reviewedRoyer, James M.; Lynch, Douglas J. – Reading Psychology, 1982
Reviews four uses for norm-referenced tests of reading comprehension. Concludes that three of the uses are actually misuses and that the only appropriate use is for predicting future student performance. (FL)
Descriptors: Norm Referenced Tests, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay; Johns, Jerry – Reading Psychology, 1986
Concludes that IRIs can be useful, flexible assessment and instruction tools in the hands of knowledgeable teachers. Offers suggestions for their use. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedBritton, Gwyneth; Lumpkin, Margarte – Reading Psychology, 1982
Subjecting the comprehension passages of the Gates-McGinitie Reading Test to readability analysis using a multiformula computer program revealed that the instrument can best be used for making comparisons between groups using the same test forms and levels in the same sequence. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability, Reading Comprehension
