Smith, L. L., & Johns, J. L. (1984). A study of the effects of out-of-level testing with poor readers in the intermediate grades . Reading Psychology , 5 (2), 139–143. https://doi.org/10.1080/0270271840050116
Smith, L. L., & Johns, J. L. (1984). A study of the effects of out-of-level testing with poor readers in the intermediate grades. Reading Psychology, 5(2), 139–143. https://doi.org/10.1080/0270271840050116
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Summary
Accommodation
Out-of-level testing was examined. Participants took two levels of the same reading tests, one designed for their grade level and another, lower level of the test.
Participants
Participants were 14 fourth and 33 fifth graders in Chapter I reading programs.
Dependent Variable
The Gates-McGinitie reading test measured student performance. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of out-of-level testing on students' NCE, GE and scaled scores.
Findings
No statistically significant derived score differences were found. The researchers conclude that there is no reason to administer out-of-level-tests to students if the only goal is to obtain derived scores for students.