Developing a Test for Assessing Elementary Students' Comprehension of Science Texts

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Jing-Ru; Chen, Shin-Feng; Tsay, Reuy-Fen; Chou, Ching-Ting; Lin, Sheau-Wen; Kao, Huey-Lien
Titel	Developing a Test for Assessing Elementary Students' Comprehension of Science Texts
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 10 (2012) 4, S.955-973 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-011-9307-y
Schlagwörter	Reading Comprehension; Science Tests; Data Analysis; Item Response Theory; Elementary School Students; Validity; Reliability; Science Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseverstehen; Auswertung; Item-Response-Theorie; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	This study reports on the process of developing a test to assess students' reading comprehension of scientific materials and on the statistical results of the verification study. A combination of classic test theory and item response theory approaches was used to analyze the assessment data from a verification study. Data analysis indicates the test has satisfactory validity and reliability. The Reading Comprehension of Science Test (RCST) components have a wide range of difficulty, which suggests that the RCST is appropriate for a relatively large percentage of students. Based on the accepted relationships among science, language, and literacy, integrated literacy-science instructions are highly recommended. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10