A Question of Reading Validity.

Olson, Arthur V.

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ERIC Number: EJ338341

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Publication Date: 1986

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A Question of Reading Validity.

Olson, Arthur V.

Journal of Research and Development in Education, v19 n4 p33-40 Sum 1986

This study examined the McCall-Crabbs Standard Test Lessons in Reading to determine whether selections of passages covered a sufficiently wide range of difficulty to warrant their use in developing readability formulas. The results, which find several readability formulas suspect, are discussed. (Author/MT)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Measurement Techniques, Readability Formulas, Reading Research

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Language: English

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