Do Comprehension Items Really Test Reading? Sometimes!.

Johns, Jerry L.

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Do Comprehension Items Really Test Reading? Sometimes!

Johns, Jerry L.

Journal of Reading, 21, 7, 615-9, Apr 78

Research indicates that many questions on reading comprehension tests can be answered from previous knowledge and are not dependent upon the passages in the tests. (MKM)

Descriptors: Item Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Reading Tests, Test Validity

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