Rate tests that mechanically control comprehension yield more reliable results than uncontrolled rate tests¶

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q2 i? A rate test with no comprehension control (Courtis) is less reliable than one with partial control (Brown), and mechanically controlled tests (Burgess, Directions, Monroe) are best. → 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 rate tests, the article reports mean grade correlations with the rate criteria: Brown 0.82, Monroe 0.87, Directions 0.79, Courtis 0.76, and concludes "mechanically controls comprehension" tests are best, assuming criterion validity.

"That a rate test which provides no control of compre- hension (Courtis) gives less reliable results than one which provides a partial control by requiring a repro- duction following the reading (Brown)."

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