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ERIC Number: EJ329555
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Test Review: Group Assessment in Reading: Classroom Teacher's Handbook.
Sawyer, Diane J.; And Others
Reading Teacher, v39 n6 p544-47 Feb 1986
Examines The GAR, which is intended as a group assessment of reading ability for elementary and secondary school students in the areas of reading level, comprehension, study skills, and reading interests. Concludes that the test has many shortcomings. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Group Testing, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Comprehension, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests, Reading Tests, Study Skills, Teacher Role, Test Reliability, Test Reviews, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Group Assessment in Reading