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A free-reproduction comprehension test (Brown) is not a valid measure of comprehension

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This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? Assuming the criteria's validity, the Brown test's free reproduction record correlates only 0.16 with the comprehension criteria. → Arthur I. Gates 1921

Evidence

Arthur I. Gates 1921

Arthur I. Gates. (1921). An Experimental and Statistical Study of Reading and Reading tests (Concluded). The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0064253

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In the conclusions on comprehension tests, the article reports the Brown comprehension test's mean grade correlation with the comprehension criteria was 0.16 ± S.D. 0.16, leading to the judgment that "a record of what is written in a free repro- duction" is not valid.

"it appears that a record of what is written in a free repro- duction following the reading of a passage (Brown test) is not a valid measure of comprehension."

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title A free-reproduction comprehension test (Brown) is not a valid measure of comprehension
description A free-reproduction comprehension test (Brown) is not a valid measure of comprehension
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 1921
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