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ERIC Number: EJ743311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep
Pages: 7
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1040-3590
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The Reading Grade Level of Common Measures in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology
Jensen, Scott A.; Fabiano, Gregory A.; Lopez-Williams, Andy; Chacko, Anil
Psychological Assessment, v18 n3 p346-352 Sep 2006
The purpose of this article is to provide easily accessible readability information for 49 parent- and 35 child- and adolescent-report measures commonly used by clinicians and researchers. There is a great deal of variability in reading ability required across measures. The majority of parent-report measures (65%) required reading ability above the 8th grade level. The average child-/adolescent-report measure required reading ability above the 6th grade level. Given the potential contribution of readability to a measure's reliability, validity, and overall utility, examining and accounting for readability should be a more common practice in test construction and administration.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Grade 8
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Language: English
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