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Comparing Reading Expectancy Formulae After Converting the Expectancy Scores to Expectancy Stanines.
Smith, Lawrence L. – 1976
Rather than abandon reading expectancy formulae because they produce different reading expectancy scores, educators should attempt to improve such formulae in order to make appropriate decisions about students. Potential reading levels derived from the use of various expectancy formulae may be compared after converting the scores to stanines,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Expectation, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedBradley, Karla R.; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1978
Compares the Bond and Tinker, and the Harris reading expectancy formulas, using 113 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. Finds that the use of both formulas is desirable in clinical situations, but that the Harris formula is preferable if gains on standardized tests are the only criteria of success. (RL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Expectation, Intermediate Grades, Measurement Techniques
