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Title: The Dimensions of Reading Comprehension in Dutch Children: Is Differentiation by Text and Question Type Necessary?
Language: English
Authors: Muijselaar, Marloes M. L., Swart, Nicole M., Steenbeek-Planting, Esther G., Droop, Mienke, Verhoeven, Ludo, de Jong, Peter F.
Source: Journal of Educational Psychology. Jan 2017 109(1):70-83.
Availability: American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2017
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 4
Intermediate Grades
Elementary Education
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Test Items, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Correlation, Scores, Reading Rate, Vocabulary, Short Term Memory, Factor Analysis, Cognitive Processes, Predictor Variables, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Reading Tests, Reading Achievement, Verbal Ability, Intelligence Tests, Standardized Tests
Geographic Terms: Netherlands
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000120
ISSN: 0022-0663
Abstract: Many recent studies have aimed to demonstrate that specific types of reading comprehension depend on different underlying cognitive abilities. In these studies, it is often implicitly assumed that reading comprehension is a multidimensional construct. The general aim of this study was to examine the dimensionality of a large pool of reading comprehension items differing according to text and question type. The items were administered to 996 fourth-grade children. We used multitrait, multimethod modeling to test for the existence of specific text and question types. In addition, the correlations of factor scores, reflecting the different measures of reading comprehension, with word reading speed, vocabulary, and working memory were examined. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the specific measures of comprehension, differing according to text and question type, hardly reflected systematic variation, after a general factor of reading comprehension was taken into account. Reading comprehension items thus largely reflect a common factor. Factor scores that were supposed to reflect specific comprehension factors were not reliable and were hardly related to word reading speed, vocabulary, and working memory.
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Number of References: 61
Entry Date: 2017
Accession Number: EJ1125587
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