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The apparent lack of increase in silent reading scores from grade 5 to grade 6 is probably an artifact of the change from Test I to Test II.

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q1 i? The apparent plateau between grades 5 and 6 is probably accounted for by the change of tests at that grade boundary. → Monroe 1917

Evidence

Monroe 1917

Monroe, W. S. (1917). A report on the use of the Kansas Silent Reading Tests with over one hundred thousand children. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kansas+Silent+Reading+Tests

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Authors' interpretation of the grand-total medians plotted in Fig. 1, where Test I was used for grades 3-5 and Test II for grades 6-8. A similar change between grades 8 and 9 did not affect scores the same way.

"This change in tests probably accounts for the apparent lack of increase in ability to read silently from grade 5 to grade 6."

Discussion

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type claim
id grade-5-6-plateau-test-change-artifact
title The apparent lack of increase in silent reading scores from grade 5 to grade 6 is probably an artifact of the change from Test I to Test II.
description The apparent lack of increase in silent reading scores from grade 5 to grade 6 is probably an artifact of the change from Test I to Test II.
status review
evidence_strength moderate
newest_evidence 1917
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sources 1 — monroe-1917

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