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CONSTRUCT VALIDITY OF FUNCTIONAL READING TESTS

1980; Wiley; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1745-3984.1980.tb00817.x

1745-3984

Irwin S. Kirsch, John T. Guthrie,

Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

Journal of Educational MeasurementVolume 17, Issue 2 p. 81-93 CONSTRUCT VALIDITY OF FUNCTIONAL READING TESTS IRWIN S. KIRSCH, Corresponding Author IRWIN S. KIRSCH University of Delaware KIRSCH, IRWIN S. Address: College of Education, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711. Title: Doctoral Candidate. Degrees. B.A. University of Maryland, M.S. Johns Hopkins University. Specialization: Educational Measurement, Evaluation. GUTHRIE, JOHN T. Address: International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19711. Title: Director of Research. Degrees: B.A. Earlham College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Illinois. Specialization: Educational Psychology, Basic Reading Processes.Search for more papers by this authorJOHN T. GUTHRIE, Corresponding Author JOHN T. GUTHRIE International Reading Association KIRSCH, IRWIN S. Address: College of Education, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711. Title: Doctoral Candidate. Degrees. B.A. University of Maryland, M.S. Johns Hopkins University. Specialization: Educational Measurement, Evaluation. GUTHRIE, JOHN T. Address: International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19711. Title: Director of Research. Degrees: B.A. Earlham College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Illinois. Specialization: Educational Psychology, Basic Reading Processes.Search for more papers by this author IRWIN S. KIRSCH, Corresponding Author IRWIN S. KIRSCH University of Delaware KIRSCH, IRWIN S. Address: College of Education, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711. Title: Doctoral Candidate. Degrees. B.A. University of Maryland, M.S. Johns Hopkins University. Specialization: Educational Measurement, Evaluation. GUTHRIE, JOHN T. Address: International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19711. Title: Director of Research. Degrees: B.A. Earlham College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Illinois. Specialization: Educational Psychology, Basic Reading Processes.Search for more papers by this authorJOHN T. GUTHRIE, Corresponding Author JOHN T. GUTHRIE International Reading Association KIRSCH, IRWIN S. Address: College of Education, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711. Title: Doctoral Candidate. Degrees. B.A. University of Maryland, M.S. Johns Hopkins University. Specialization: Educational Measurement, Evaluation. GUTHRIE, JOHN T. Address: International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19711. Title: Director of Research. Degrees: B.A. Earlham College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Illinois. 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