ERIC Number: EJ1351965
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
EISSN: EISSN-1469-5820
Assessing Information Synthesis within and across Multiple Texts with Verification Tasks: A Signal Detection Theory Approach
Yukhymenko-Lescroart, Mariya A.; Goldman, Susan R.; Lawless, Kimberly A.; Pellegrino, James W.; Shanahan, Cynthia R.
Educational Psychology, v42 n5 p549-566 2022
To extend the existing research examining multiple text comprehension and its assessment, we developed a verification task approach to assessing of information that was "explicitly" and "implicitly" presented "within" and across nine texts. A nonparametric form of signal detection theory was used to analyse the performance of 47 middle school students using a rating response scale to judge the truth value of specific statements. The results showed that the four types of statements in the verification task (explicit and implicit; within- and across- text) behaved systematically: within-text explicit statements were the easiest for students to verify as true and across-text implicit statements were the most difficult. Practical implications of these results regarding assessment of complex comprehension processes are discussed.
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Middle School Students, Nonparametric Statistics, Information Sources, Cognitive Processes, Rating Scales, Ethics, Decision Making, Identification, Text Structure, Responses, Scoring
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305F100007