The Delton Silent Reading Test, Forms A and B, was
developed as an alternate test for the Schonell Silent Reading
Test which is currently used for screening the reading
comprehension of special students. The aim of the Delton
Silent Reading Test is to achieve greater consistency in mid-year
and mid-program assessments for special students who were
originally assessed with the Schonell Silent Reading Test.
This study reports the development of the Delton Silent
Reading Test and the validation process undertaken to
determine the equivalence of content, readability levels,
comprehension strategies, questioning strategies and student
test scores on the Delton and Schonell tests. Results indicate
that there is no significant difference between matched test
items on the Delton and Schonell Silent Reading Tests for item
content, readability levels and reading and questioning
strategies. Results from correlations of student test scores
indicated that test scores did not differ significantly.
(r=.93,p<.000001) Results of correlations of teacher ratings
of students' reading ability and student achievement on the
Schonell Silent Reading Tests were inconsistent.(r=.76,r=-.09) / Graduation date: 1994
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/35369 |
| Date | 30 March 1994 |
| Creators | Dudiak, Shirley |
| Contributors | Ahrendt, Kenneth M. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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