Measuring Beginner Reading Skills : An Empirical Evaluation of Alternative Instruments and their Potential Use for Policymaking and Accountability in Peru
Based on analysis of reading performance data from 475 third-graders in Peru, this study makes recommendations on improving reading tests, choice of reading standards, and how to present the results at the school and individual levels. The paper re...
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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS ADDITION ADULTS ASSESSMENT OF LITERACY AVERAGE SCORE BASIC SKILLS CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LEVEL CLASSROOMS COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COMPLEXITY CONTEXTUAL FACTORS COOPERATIVE LEARNING CORE CURRICULUM CURRICULAR STANDARDS CURRICULUM DECISION MAKING DEGREES DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS DRAWING EARLY GRADES EARLY LITERACY EARLY READING EDUCATED PARENTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION STUDENTS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL GOALS EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS ESSENTIAL SKILLS FIRST GRADE FIRST GRADES FIRST LANGUAGE FOUNDATION SKILLS GENERAL EDUCATION GRADE LEVELS GRADE SCHOOLS HOME LANGUAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION METHODS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INTELLECTUAL ABILITY INTERVENTIONS KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGES LEARNERS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS LEARNING DISABILITY LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING PROCESSES LISTENING LITERACY LITERACY INSTRUCTION LITERACY SKILLS LITERATURE MEANING MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION COUNCIL NUTRITION OLDER ADULTS PAPERS PERSONALITY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS PROFICIENCY PROVISION OF EDUCATION PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION QUALITY OF TEACHING READERS READING READING ABILITY READING ACHIEVEMENT READING ACTIVITIES READING COMPETENCE READING COMPREHENSION READING INSTRUCTION READING SKILLS REASONING REGIONAL EDUCATION REGIONAL EDUCATION OFFICE RESEARCHERS RURAL CHILDREN SCHOOL BOARDS SCHOOL CENSUS SCHOOL LEARNING SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SKILL LEVELS SOCIAL GROUPS SPEAKING SPECIAL EDUCATION STANDARDIZED TESTS STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT POPULATION STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SUBJECT AREAS TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEST ADMINISTRATION TEXTBOOKS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION UNIVERSAL COVERAGE VOCABULARY VULNERABLE GROUPS WRITTEN LANGUAGE |
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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS ADDITION ADULTS ASSESSMENT OF LITERACY AVERAGE SCORE BASIC SKILLS CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LEVEL CLASSROOMS COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COMPLEXITY CONTEXTUAL FACTORS COOPERATIVE LEARNING CORE CURRICULUM CURRICULAR STANDARDS CURRICULUM DECISION MAKING DEGREES DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS DRAWING EARLY GRADES EARLY LITERACY EARLY READING EDUCATED PARENTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION STUDENTS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL GOALS EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS ESSENTIAL SKILLS FIRST GRADE FIRST GRADES FIRST LANGUAGE FOUNDATION SKILLS GENERAL EDUCATION GRADE LEVELS GRADE SCHOOLS HOME LANGUAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION METHODS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INTELLECTUAL ABILITY INTERVENTIONS KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGES LEARNERS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS LEARNING DISABILITY LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING PROCESSES LISTENING LITERACY LITERACY INSTRUCTION LITERACY SKILLS LITERATURE MEANING MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION COUNCIL NUTRITION OLDER ADULTS PAPERS PERSONALITY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS PROFICIENCY PROVISION OF EDUCATION PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION QUALITY OF TEACHING READERS READING READING ABILITY READING ACHIEVEMENT READING ACTIVITIES READING COMPETENCE READING COMPREHENSION READING INSTRUCTION READING SKILLS REASONING REGIONAL EDUCATION REGIONAL EDUCATION OFFICE RESEARCHERS RURAL CHILDREN SCHOOL BOARDS SCHOOL CENSUS SCHOOL LEARNING SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SKILL LEVELS SOCIAL GROUPS SPEAKING SPECIAL EDUCATION STANDARDIZED TESTS STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT POPULATION STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SUBJECT AREAS TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEST ADMINISTRATION TEXTBOOKS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION UNIVERSAL COVERAGE VOCABULARY VULNERABLE GROUPS WRITTEN LANGUAGE Kudo, Ines Bazan, Jorge Measuring Beginner Reading Skills : An Empirical Evaluation of Alternative Instruments and their Potential Use for Policymaking and Accountability in Peru |
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Based on analysis of reading performance
data from 475 third-graders in Peru, this study makes
recommendations on improving reading tests, choice of
reading standards, and how to present the results at the
school and individual levels. The paper reviews the
literature on using reading skills measurement in the early
grades to guide policymaking, strengthen accountability, and
improve education quality. It uses data generated from the
same students using two common approaches to measuring
reading skills: an individually-administered oral fluency
test, and a group-administered written comprehension test
designed by the Ministry of Education for the 2006 universal
standard test of second grade reading comprehension. These
two approaches have sometimes been presented as competing
alternatives, but the paper shows that it is better if they
are used together, as complements. Based on psychometric
analysis, the paper shows that both the oral and written
tests adequately measured students' reading abilities.
The results show that reading fluency and comprehension are
correlated: fluent readers are more likely to understand
what they read than non-fluent readers. The strength of the
fluency-comprehension relationship depends on the level of
fluency, the difficulty of the questions, and social
characteristics of the school. The paper recommends using
improved versions of both tests to evaluate early grade
reading skills, as a central element of a system of
accountability for results. It proposes a model for
reporting test results desgned to highlight the importance
of reading standards, mobilize the education community to
reach them, track progress, and identify students in need of
extra support. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Kudo, Ines Bazan, Jorge |
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Kudo, Ines Bazan, Jorge |
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Kudo, Ines |
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Measuring Beginner Reading Skills : An Empirical Evaluation of Alternative Instruments and their Potential Use for Policymaking and Accountability in Peru |
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Measuring Beginner Reading Skills : An Empirical Evaluation of Alternative Instruments and their Potential Use for Policymaking and Accountability in Peru |
| title_full |
Measuring Beginner Reading Skills : An Empirical Evaluation of Alternative Instruments and their Potential Use for Policymaking and Accountability in Peru |
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Measuring Beginner Reading Skills : An Empirical Evaluation of Alternative Instruments and their Potential Use for Policymaking and Accountability in Peru |
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Measuring Beginner Reading Skills : An Empirical Evaluation of Alternative Instruments and their Potential Use for Policymaking and Accountability in Peru |
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measuring beginner reading skills : an empirical evaluation of alternative instruments and their potential use for policymaking and accountability in peru |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-40102021-04-23T14:02:14Z Measuring Beginner Reading Skills : An Empirical Evaluation of Alternative Instruments and their Potential Use for Policymaking and Accountability in Peru Kudo, Ines Bazan, Jorge ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS ADDITION ADULTS ASSESSMENT OF LITERACY AVERAGE SCORE BASIC SKILLS CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LEVEL CLASSROOMS COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COMPLEXITY CONTEXTUAL FACTORS COOPERATIVE LEARNING CORE CURRICULUM CURRICULAR STANDARDS CURRICULUM DECISION MAKING DEGREES DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS DRAWING EARLY GRADES EARLY LITERACY EARLY READING EDUCATED PARENTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION STUDENTS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL GOALS EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS ESSENTIAL SKILLS FIRST GRADE FIRST GRADES FIRST LANGUAGE FOUNDATION SKILLS GENERAL EDUCATION GRADE LEVELS GRADE SCHOOLS HOME LANGUAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION METHODS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INTELLECTUAL ABILITY INTERVENTIONS KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGES LEARNERS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS LEARNING DISABILITY LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING PROCESSES LISTENING LITERACY LITERACY INSTRUCTION LITERACY SKILLS LITERATURE MEANING MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION COUNCIL NUTRITION OLDER ADULTS PAPERS PERSONALITY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS PROFICIENCY PROVISION OF EDUCATION PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION QUALITY OF TEACHING READERS READING READING ABILITY READING ACHIEVEMENT READING ACTIVITIES READING COMPETENCE READING COMPREHENSION READING INSTRUCTION READING SKILLS REASONING REGIONAL EDUCATION REGIONAL EDUCATION OFFICE RESEARCHERS RURAL CHILDREN SCHOOL BOARDS SCHOOL CENSUS SCHOOL LEARNING SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SKILL LEVELS SOCIAL GROUPS SPEAKING SPECIAL EDUCATION STANDARDIZED TESTS STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT POPULATION STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SUBJECT AREAS TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEST ADMINISTRATION TEXTBOOKS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION UNIVERSAL COVERAGE VOCABULARY VULNERABLE GROUPS WRITTEN LANGUAGE Based on analysis of reading performance data from 475 third-graders in Peru, this study makes recommendations on improving reading tests, choice of reading standards, and how to present the results at the school and individual levels. The paper reviews the literature on using reading skills measurement in the early grades to guide policymaking, strengthen accountability, and improve education quality. It uses data generated from the same students using two common approaches to measuring reading skills: an individually-administered oral fluency test, and a group-administered written comprehension test designed by the Ministry of Education for the 2006 universal standard test of second grade reading comprehension. These two approaches have sometimes been presented as competing alternatives, but the paper shows that it is better if they are used together, as complements. Based on psychometric analysis, the paper shows that both the oral and written tests adequately measured students' reading abilities. The results show that reading fluency and comprehension are correlated: fluent readers are more likely to understand what they read than non-fluent readers. The strength of the fluency-comprehension relationship depends on the level of fluency, the difficulty of the questions, and social characteristics of the school. The paper recommends using improved versions of both tests to evaluate early grade reading skills, as a central element of a system of accountability for results. It proposes a model for reporting test results desgned to highlight the importance of reading standards, mobilize the education community to reach them, track progress, and identify students in need of extra support. 2012-03-19T19:08:15Z 2012-03-19T19:08:15Z 2009-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090107163618 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4010 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4812 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean South America America Peru |