Descriptor
Source
| Journal of Reading | 6 |
Author
| Ames, Wilbur S. | 1 |
| Bradley, John M. | 1 |
| Cummins, R. Porter | 1 |
| Longo, Judith A. | 1 |
| McPhail, Irving P. | 1 |
| Onore, Cynthia S. | 1 |
| Webb, Melvin W., II | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Fry Readability Formula | 1 |
| Nelson Denny Reading Tests | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedCummins, R. Porter – Journal of Reading, 1981
Reviews the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (Forms E and F) and finds it an easy to use and valid norm-referenced survey test for determining the level of student reading achievement, assessing individual differences, and deriving group means. (AEA)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, Test Reliability
Peer reviewedLongo, Judith A. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Validates the college-level designation of the Fry Graph using comparative validity data. (AEA)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedMcPhail, Irving P. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Teaching students test wiseness can have a number of positive results, including improving the validity of the tests themselves and improving the scores of minority students on tests. (AEA)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Minority Groups, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedBradley, John M.; Ames, Wilbur S. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Describes the Luiten, Ames, Bradley Readability Variation Method for estimating the variation within a text. Concludes that it is practical and relatively accurate. (HOD)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Readability
Peer reviewedWebb, Melvin W., II – Journal of Reading, 1983
Uses a scale to analyze three tests used for assessing community college students' reading levels: The Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test (SDRT), the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT), and the Iowa Silent Reading Tests (ISRT). Judges the ISRT to be the best and the NDRT to be unacceptable according to the criteria of the scale. (FL)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedOnore, Cynthia S. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Reviews the Stanford Writing Assessment Program that has three intended uses: district-wide survey of students' writing ability, diagnosis of classroom or district-wide instructional strengths and weaknesses, and staff development through training for administering and scoring of writing samples. Notes that of these uses, none is necessarily best…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Staff Development
