How Accurate are Oral Reading Tests?.

Schell, Leo M.

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ERIC Number: EJ274214

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Publication Date: 1982-Dec

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How Accurate are Oral Reading Tests?

Schell, Leo M.

Reading World, v22 n2 p91-97 Dec 1982

Argues that the results of oral reading tests may be interpreted as being more precise and reliable than is warranted and that the amount of error in the results of these tests may make them more variable than is typically assumed. Recommends ways to improve the interpretation of oral reading test scores. (FL)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Oral Reading, Reading Research, Reading Tests, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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