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Direct linkAlexander, Annetta; Wyke, Wallis; Lewis, Theodore; Taylor-Ryan, Maureen – Reading Teacher, 2019
The authors report findings from an evaluation of the reading competence of students in selected elementary schools in Trinidad and Tobago. The work was conducted in eight schools and involved the testing of 450 students in standards (grades) 1 and 5 for competence in comprehension, oral reading, and word recognition. Methods and results relating…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Elementary School Students, Feedback (Response), Word Recognition
Peer reviewedEkwall, Eldon E. – Reading Teacher, 1974
According to this study using both physiological and word recognition error criteria to ascertain students' reading frustration level, repetitions should be counted as errors to obtain authentic reading level scores on informal reading inventories. (TO)
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Research, Reading Tests
Peer reviewedJongsma, Kathleen S.; Jongsma, Eugene A. – Reading Teacher, 1981
Provides a critical and comparative analysis of the major commercially produced informal reading inventories. Offers recommendations for those who are considering purchasing or using one of the inventories. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedGunning, Thomas G. – Reading Teacher, 1982
Argues that giving students a reading test that is above or below their levels of achievement will yield inaccurate information. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Reading Tests
Peer reviewedSmith, Lawrence L.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1983
Concludes that for fourth and fifth grade students in compensatory reading programs, using test forms from a lower grade level and converting the scores might give a more reliable estimate of achievement. (FL)
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedFarr, Roger – Reading Teacher, 1992
Describes the complex and sometimes conflicting components involved in reading assessment issues and proposes a solution that involves linkages among assessment audiences and approaches. Concludes with remarks about how school districts might pull together all the pieces and solve the assessment puzzle for themselves. (PRA)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Audience Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedReading Teacher, 1999
Discusses what the term "High-Stakes Testing" means; concerns about high-stakes testing; whether testing is an important part of good educational design; why using tests for high-stakes decisions causes problems; whether test scores improve when high-stakes assessment is mandated; and ways to help states monitor student success in the curriculum.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Politics of Education, Reading Improvement
