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ERIC Number: EJ348436
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Are Learning Disabled Students "Test-Wise?": An Inquiry into Reading Comprehension Test Items.
Scruggs, Thomas E.; Lifson, Steve
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v46 n4 p1075-82 Win 1986
Two experiments compared the ability of learning disabled (LD) students and more typical age peers to answer such reading comprehension questions presented independently of reading passages. Results suggested a relative deficiency on the part of LD students with respect to reasoning strategies and test-taking skills. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Grade 3, Learning Disabilities, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Test Bias, Test Items, Test Wiseness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Stanford Achievement Test