Applications of Latent Class Modeling to Investigate the Structure Underlying Reading Comprehension Items.

Davey, Beth; Macready, George B.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Applications of Latent Class Modeling to Investigate the Structure Underlying Reading Comprehension Items.

Davey, Beth; Macready, George B.

Applied Measurement in Education, v3 n3 p209-29 1990

The usefulness of latent class modeling in addressing several measurement issues is demonstrated via a study of 74 good and 74 poor readers in grades 5 and 6. Procedures were particularly useful for assessing the hierarchical relation among skills and for exploring issues related to item domains. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6, High Achievement, Intermediate Grades, Item Response Theory, Low Achievement, Mathematical Models, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Statistical Analysis, Test Items

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