Classroom reading comprehension practice differs from formal assessment in item placement relative to the passage¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Traditional formal assessments prompt students to read a multi-paragraph passage before displaying related questions, an approach not utilized in classroom practices. → Guerreiro 2022

Evidence¶

Guerreiro 2022¶

Guerreiro, M., & Johnson, J. (2022). Measuring student reading comprehension performance: Considerations of accuracy, equity, and engagement by embedding comprehension items within reading passages. Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, 27. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/measuring-student-reading-comprehension-performance-considerations-of-accuracy-equity-and-engagement-by-embedding-comprehension-items-within-reading-passages/

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The article contrasts formal assessment formats with classroom practice, noting that the read-then-answer format "is not utilized during classroom practices"; this is a descriptive claim about assessment conventions rather than a tested comparison.

"Traditional reading comprehension assessments often prompt students to read a multi-paragraph passage prior to displaying a set of questions that are related to the passage; however, this approach is not utilized during classroom practices."

Discussion¶

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• Embedding items has the potential to be a more equitable measure of reading comprehension for marginalized groups — related
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