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ERIC Number: EJ371399
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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A Comparative Study of the Reliability and Validity of the Degrees of Reading Power and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills.
Hildebrand, Myrene; Hoover, H. D.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v47 n4 p1091-98 Win 1987
Reliability and validity of "Degrees of Reading Power" test and "Iowa Tests of Basic Skills" reading comprehension and vocabulary tests were compared. Test scores, grades, and assigned reading levels of 191 fifth and sixth graders and 186 sixth and seventh graders in an eastern Iowa school district were used. Reliability and validity differences were of limited practical significance. (TJH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Degrees of Reading Power; Iowa Tests of Basic Skills