"Reading-Comprehension Assessment and Test Anxiety" by Timothy P. Prosser
 

Date of Award

7-1980

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Mary A. Negin

Abstract

When a subject's anxiety deleteriously interferes in the measurement of any performance, one may predict that the finding of such a measurement differs from those in which a subject manifests less anxiety (Reed, 1960). Diagnosticians of students with reading problems and classroom reading teachers regularly utilize instruments to ascertain a subject's comprehension. There is little research to guide reading professionals in the choice of a diagnostic instrument which may induce less anxiety than others. The cloze procedure, now a popular technique used by teachers as a measure of comprehension and readability, is highly praised by some professionals in the field of reading. However, consideration for the anxiety of middle-school students while using the cloze procedure or other instruments used to ascertain reading competency has been minimal. This essay attempts to analyze and compare the effects of instruments used to measure a student's reading ability in terms of anxiety levels in order to help reading professionals select an appropriate diagnostic tool.

Comments

An Essay Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School., Marquette University., in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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