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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Main Authors:	Kudo, Ines, Bazan, Jorge
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	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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