Monroe's silent reading test permits substantial chance success, inflating comprehension scores¶

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q2 i? Marking Test II Form 1 without reading the paragraphs yielded a comprehension score of 12, equal to beginning grade IV ability. → 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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The article's analysis of Monroe's test describes the chance-success defect: "the number of successful responses that can be secured by chance, is rather large," demonstrated by marking answers without reading.

"In the case of Test II, Form 1, a comprehension score of 12 was secured by checking the answers without reading the paragraphs. This score represents a grade of ability equal to the beginning of grade IV."

Discussion¶

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