A new technique for measuring listening and reading literacy in developing countries.

Autor/inn/en	Greene, Barbara A.; Royer, James M.; Anzalone, Stephen
Titel	A new technique for measuring listening and reading literacy in developing countries.
Quelle	In: International review of education, (1990) 1, S.57-68Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-8566
DOI	10.1007/BF01874977
Schlagwörter	Reading Comprehension; High Standard; Educational Intervention; Valid Measure; High Ability
Abstract	Abstract One problem in evaluating educational interventions in developing countries is the absence of tests that adequately reflect the culture and curriculum. The Sentence Verification Technique is a new procedure for measuring reading and listening comprehension that allows for the development of tests based on materials indigenous to a given culture. The validity of using the Sentence Verification Technique to measure reading comprehension in Grenada was evaluated in the present study. The study involved 786 students at standards 3, 4 and 5. The tests for each standard consisted of passages that varied in difficulty. The students identified as high ability students in all three standards performed better than those identified as low ability. All students performed better with easier passages. Additionally, students in higher standards performed bettter than students in lower standards on a given passage. These results supported the claim that the Sentence Verification Technique is a valid measure of reading comprehension in Grenada.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/2/05