TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a curriculum-based passage reading test for monitoring the performance of low-progress readers using standardised passages
T2 - a validity study
AU - Madelaine, Alison
AU - Wheldall, Kevin
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Findings on the development of a curriculum‐based passage reading test using five standardised passages (the WARP) are provided, based on a validity study involving a sample of 50 primary school students. Performance on the five passages was compared with performance on two standardised tests of reading and a phonic word attack skills test, demonstrating good criterion validity with reading accuracy (0.83‐0.87), reading comprehension (0.67‐0.72) and word attack skills (0.75‐0.78). Intercorrelations between the five passages were shown to be very high (0.94‐0.96), demonstrating excellent alternate forms reliability. The WARP thereby demonstrates promise as a quick, cost‐effective measure of reading performance with the additional benefit of allowing regular tracking of performance over time.
AB - Findings on the development of a curriculum‐based passage reading test using five standardised passages (the WARP) are provided, based on a validity study involving a sample of 50 primary school students. Performance on the five passages was compared with performance on two standardised tests of reading and a phonic word attack skills test, demonstrating good criterion validity with reading accuracy (0.83‐0.87), reading comprehension (0.67‐0.72) and word attack skills (0.75‐0.78). Intercorrelations between the five passages were shown to be very high (0.94‐0.96), demonstrating excellent alternate forms reliability. The WARP thereby demonstrates promise as a quick, cost‐effective measure of reading performance with the additional benefit of allowing regular tracking of performance over time.
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U2 - 10.1080/0144341980180408
DO - 10.1080/0144341980180408
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84937186738
SN - 0144-3410
VL - 18
SP - 471
EP - 478
JO - Educational Psychology
JF - Educational Psychology
IS - 4
ER -