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Peer reviewedDulin, Kenneth L.; Chester, Robert D. – Journal of Reading, 1974
Concludes that the Estes Scale is an effective instrument for measuring levels of positive attitude toward books and reading. (RB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Research, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBliss, Leonard B.; Mueller, Richard J. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1993
Examines the psychometric properties of an instrument designed to assess study behaviors of college and university students. Finds that the "Study Behavior Inventory" is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing study behaviors. Suggests that study behaviors consist of short-term, routine goals and long-range, specific goals. (RS)
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Reading Research
Download full textSheveland, Dawn E. – 1992
A study investigated the reliability and validity of a measure of imagery vividness appropriate for young children. A questionnaire instrument consisting of 21 Likert-type items was developed and administered to 380 third- through sixth-grade children in a lower-middle to upper-middle socioeconomic population in southern California. Items in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Imagery
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
McLeod, John; Anderson, Jonathan – J Reading Behav, 1970
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Evaluation Methods, Information Theory, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedGuidry, Loyd J.; Knight, D. Frances – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes an adjustment factor which makes readability formulas more accurate. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay S. – Reading Teacher, 1987
Evaluates the Computer-Based Assessment Instrument (CRAI) as a test for reading proficiency. Notes strengths of CRAI, including its use as a quick assessment of silent reading comprehension level, and the problems with readability and content specific words lists and the lack of scoring features. (JC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
West, Ellen M. – 1977
This study tested the validity and reliability of the West Informal Reading Evaluation (WIRE), an unobtrusive screening device that identifies adult learners' reading abilities. Of the 154 students in basic education or high school completion courses who completed one form of WIRE, 123 subjects were administered another reading test that served as…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Evaluation Methods, Informal Reading Inventories
Scales, Alice M.; And Others – 1979
A study measured student awareness of a variety of reading and study skill elements: author attitude and bias, signal words, vocabulary, organizing to read, notetaking, mental imagery, and reading flexibility. It also established a reliability coefficient for the Survey of Study-Reading Habits instrument, a 15-item, 4-point Likert type scale…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Reading Habits
Potter, Thomas C. – 1968
An overall look is taken at the cloze research method as a new tool for measuring readability. The construction of a cloze readability test is described as well as several studies made on the reliability and validity of such tests. Included also are some methodological considerations to be kept in mind when constructing a cloze test. Data is…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Evaluation Methods, Language Research, Measurement Techniques
Amoriell, William J. – 1981
A study was conducted to provide insight into the consistency of reading achievement scores from four standardized tests. Several sets of data were compared to assess the accuracy of grade equivalents or instructional reading levels obtained on standardized tests. Each test was randomly assigned for administration to 23 third graders in a group…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Grade 3, Informal Reading Inventories
Gaus, Paula J.; Smith, Anne L. – 1981
Approximately 300 elementary and secondary school teachers from across the United States responded to a survey concerning their attitudes toward the role and the performance of reading specialists in their schools. The teachers completed a 30-item Likert-like attitude scale and provided demographic data. The results indicated that teachers in…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Braun, Carl; And Others – 1986
Eight fifth grade students participated in a study that investigated the effects of test context on test performance and subjects' perceptions of tests in varying contexts. In the first three contexts, reading of words in isolation was tested using materials drawn from three different informal reading inventories equivalent in difficulty level.…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Evaluation Methods, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 13 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the preparation of eighth grade students for criterion referenced reading testing and its effect on standardized reading scores; (2) alternative cloze test…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Assessment
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 20 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) reading readiness, linguistic awareness, and nonverbal problem solving ability in relation to first grade reading achievement; (2) predictive accuracy of third…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Doctoral Dissertations
