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Cawthon, Stephanie – American Annals of the Deaf, 2011
Linguistic complexity of test items is one test format element that has been studied in the context of struggling readers and their participation in paper-and-pencil tests. The present article presents findings from an exploratory study on the potential relationship between linguistic complexity and test performance for deaf readers. A total of 64…
Descriptors: Language Styles, Test Content, Syntax, Linguistics
Yepes-Baraya, Mario – 1997
The study described in this paper is part of an effort to improve understanding of the science assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). It involved the coding of all the items in the 1996 NAEP science assessments, which included 45 blocks (15 each for grades 4, 8, and 12) and over 500 items. Each of the approximately…
Descriptors: Coding, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades