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A quantitative assessment of a reading comprehension instrument for 4th- 6th grade students.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A quantitative assessment of a reading comprehension instrument for 4th- 6th grade students./
Author:	Bauer, Jennifer D. C.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2018,
Description:	224 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-09(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-09A(E).
Subject:	Educational tests & measurements. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10836942
ISBN:	9780438006539

A quantitative assessment of a reading comprehension instrument for 4th- 6th grade students.
Bauer, Jennifer D. C.

A quantitative assessment of a reading comprehension instrument for 4th- 6th grade students. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018 - 224 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-09(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2018.

Reading comprehension tests are based on traditional models of reading comprehension that often do not take into account higher order cognitive processes and evaluative reading. Additionally, reading comprehension tests built on the premise of these models traditionally do not measure the higher levels of cognitive processing as described in Bloom's Revised Taxonomy: The Cognitive Dimension. Finally, these tests do not accurately reflect the cognitive skills of second language learners - poor performance on a test administered in the student's second language does not necessarily correlate with a lack of literacy skills or learning disability. Consequently, with this information in mind, and using a reading comprehension testing instrument based on one developed by the research team at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, this study sought to answer if we can measure complex cognitive processes using a multiple choice reading comprehension test. Furthermore, if so, is there a way to design a such a test that measures complex cognitive processes for both native English speakers and English Language Learners (ELL) students? And finally, is it possible to identify a breakdown in the cognitive processes of reading comprehension, specifically in the English language learner? 120 fifth and sixth grade students from an urban middle school participated in the study. Prior to administering the test, there was a period of test item development to improve upon the original testing instrument. After data collection, there was a two-step process to validate the testing instrument. First, both a bi-variate 2-tailed Pearson Correlation and Spearman's rho 2-tailed correlation with students' MCAS and PARCC test scores, and then an item analysis of each test item. The results indicated positive trends,. demonstrating that it is possible to create multiple choice test items that measure reading comprehension through the lens of higher order cognitive skills. Creating a testing instrument that worked for both ELL and native English speaking students proved to be more challenging (but possible), as did identifying the breakdown of cognitive processes for ELL students.

ISBN: 9780438006539Subjects--Topical Terms:

3168483
Educational tests & measurements.

A quantitative assessment of a reading comprehension instrument for 4th- 6th grade students.
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