Transcript Mini Project 2Evaluation of Gates

Evaluation of
Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test
By Shari McCright
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1929...1978...1989...2002
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$111.25 in 2002
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$48.00 in 1989
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$13.62 in 1978
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Time required is 75 minutes at the 2nd grade
level. Other grades are very similar.
 Word decoding - 20 minutes
 Word knowledge - 20 minutes
 Comprehension - 35 minutes
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Purpose of the GMRT
 General assessment of reading
achievement
 Levels pre-reader to adult reader
 Multiple choice
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Technical Evaluation
 Grade Equivalencies
 Percentile Rankings
 Normal Curve Equivalents
 Stanines
 Mean
 Median
 Standard Deviation
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Sample Selection
 District Enrollment
 Socioeconomic Category
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Reliability
 K-R 20
.89 to .97
 Correlation between Fall and Spring
score
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Validity
 Intercorrelations among subtests
 ITBS, TAP, CTBS, CAT and MAT
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Summary of Reviewers
 Changes in the test format
 Limited remedial instruction
assessment
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Critique of the GMRT
 It’s old, but it isn’t dead yet.
 First level screening test for reading
achievement
 Be yourself
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Comparison with the BEAR
 Good companion for the GMRT
 Criterion referenced
 Item analysis
 Diagnostic to guide instruction for
students
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