Assessing Instructional Placement With the IRI: The Effectiveness of Comprehension Questions.

Peterson, Joe; And Others

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Assessing Instructional Placement With the IRI: The Effectiveness of Comprehension Questions

Peterson, Joe; And Others

Journal of Educational Research, 71, 5, 247-50, May/Jun 78

Research indicates that the informal reading does not produce reliable enough information on reading ability to use it for individual placement of students, though it can be used to judge the achievement of groups. (Ed./JD)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Predictive Measurement, Prognostic Tests, Questioning Techniques, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Tests, Student Placement

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Language: English

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