The Appropriateness of the NC State-Mandated Reading Competency Test for Deaf Students as a Criterion for High School Graduation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15017374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Lollis (North Carolina Institute of Medicine), Carol LaSasso (Gallaudet University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-98 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1081-4159 • E-ISSN: 1465-7325 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/deafed/enn017 |
| PMID | 18535301 |
| OpenAlex | W2096731671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
Deaf students consistently score lower on standardized measures of reading comprehension than their hearing peers. Most of the studies that have been conducted to explain this phenomenon have focused on variables within the reader, and important differences have been found between deaf and hearing readers. More recently, in the face of increasingly high-stakes consequences, researchers are looking "outside" the reader, at the tests themselves, to determine whether there are fairness issues for special populations, such as deaf students. The study reported here, the first of its kind with deaf students, examines the North Carolina (NC) reading comprehension test. The study employs the same method used originally by NC to determine its appropriateness of the test for the general population of NC students. The experts in this article, like those in the original construction of the NC test, are familiar with the content of the reading curriculum in NC; however, the raters in this article bring a special perspective related to teaching and testing reading of students who are deaf. Findings from this study raise questions about the appropriateness of the NC reading test for deaf students. Implications for future research and instructional practice are discussed.
Comprehension · Curriculum · Developmental psychology · Graduation (instrument) · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Population · Reading (process) · Reading comprehension · Standardized test · Test (biology) · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Medicine · Psychology
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The Stanford Achievement Test, 9th Edition
National Survey of Accommodations and Alternate Assessments for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the United States
Monitoring and Resolving Comprehension Obstacles
The No Child Left Behind Act and English Language Learners
Hidden Benefits and Unintended Consequences of No Child Left Behind Policies for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |