Passageless Comprehension on the "Nelson-Denny Reading Test": Well above Chance for University Students

Autor/inn/en	Coleman, Chris; Lindstrom, Jennifer; Nelson, Jason; Lindstrom, William; Gregg, K. Noel
Titel	Passageless Comprehension on the "Nelson-Denny Reading Test": Well above Chance for University Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43 (2010) 3, S.244-249 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2194
DOI	10.1177/0022219409345017
Schlagwörter	Reading Comprehension; Reading Difficulties; Reading Tests; Content Validity; Test Validity; Higher Education; Learning Disabilities; Reading Achievement; Adolescents; Adults; At Risk Persons; Multiple Choice Tests; Academic Achievement; Evaluation; Undergraduate Students; Attention Deficit Disorders; United States; Gray Oral Reading Test; Nelson Denny Reading Tests; SAT (College Admission Test); Stanford Achievement Tests; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseverstehen; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Lesetest; Testvalidität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Leseleistung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Risikogruppe; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Schulleistung; Evaluierung; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; USA
Abstract	The comprehension section of the "Nelson-Denny Reading Test" (NDRT) is widely used to assess the reading comprehension skills of adolescents and adults in the United States. In this study, the authors explored the content validity of the NDRT Comprehension Test (Forms G and H) by asking university students (with and without at-risk status for learning disorders) to answer the multiple-choice comprehension questions without reading the passages. Overall accuracy rates were well above chance for both NDRT forms and both groups of students. These results raise serious questions about the validity of the NDRT and its use in the identification of reading disabilities. (Contains 1 figure and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10