Rate and comprehension composites of silent reading tests correlate 0.84 in elementary grades¶
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q2 i? The composites for rate and comprehension yield an uncorrected correlation of 0.84 ± S.D. 0.08. → Arthur I. Gates 1921
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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 general summary of its correlational study across grades III-VIII states the composite finding: "the compos- ites for the two yield an uncorrected correlation of 0.84 ± S. D. 0.08." No effect size beyond the correlation is printed.
"Rate and comprehension are very highly correlated; the compos- ites for the two yield an uncorrected correlation of 0.84 ± S. D. 0.08."
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Related Claims¶
- The Burgess test correlates more highly with rate and comprehension composites (0.82 and 0.80) than any other single test, and pairs well with the Thorndike-McCall — related
- The Thorndike-McCall correlates about 0.50 with other single comprehension tests and 0.69 with a composite of group intelligence tests — related
- Most reading tests fail to differentiate rate from comprehension — a broader claim this one bears on
- Reading comprehension correlates 0.40 with spelling, 0.24 with arithmetic, and 0.10 with writing — related
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Rate and comprehension composites of silent reading tests correlate 0.84 in elementary grades |
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Rate and comprehension composites of silent reading tests correlate 0.84 in elementary grades |
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1921 |
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