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Reed, Deborah K.; Stevenson, Nathan; LeBeau, Brandon C. – Elementary School Journal, 2019
This study investigated the effects of imposing task- or process-oriented reading behaviors on reading comprehension assessment performance. Students in grades 5-8 (N = 275) were randomly assigned to hear multiple-choice items read aloud before or after reading a test passage and when they were and were not allowed access to the passage while…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Reading Aloud to Others
Schifter, Catherine C.; Carey, Martha – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation spawned a plethora of standardized testing services for all the high stakes testing required by the law. We argue that one-size-fits all assessments disadvantage students who are English Language Learners, in the USA, as well as students with limited economic resources, special needs, and not reading on…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Models, Evaluation Methods, Educational Legislation