Use of a Recently Developed Listening Comprehension Test to Investigate the Effect of Disadvantagement upon Verbal Proficiency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8224206 |
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| Authors | Ronald P Carver (American Institutes for Research, Washington Office, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 263 |
| Publication date | 1969-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1161897 |
| OpenAlex | W4254285719, W2088336219 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
A listening comprehension test has been developed by Orr and Graham (1968) to identify educational potential among disadvantaged junior high school boys. The content of the test was especially designed to coincide with the interests of this group. The test was developed in order to provide an instrument more likely to elicit motivation by increased interest and provide a measuring device that is not dependent upon reading proficiency. The test was evaluated by administering it, together with three standardized aptitude and achievement tests, to a sample of disadvantaged students. The statistical results were interpreted as indicating that the test is reliable, acceptable to the students, and unique. The findings were further interpreted as suggesting that the test is uniquely capable of identifying educational potential among disadvantaged students. From their findings, Orr and Graham hypothesized that . . the effect of disadvantagement typically may be more associated with the development of reading proficiency rather than verbal proficiency in general
Active listening · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Developmental psychology · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Listening comprehension · Mathematics education · Nonverbal communication · Reading (process · Reading comprehension · Test (biology · Communication · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Computer Science · Psychology · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
| Highly cited | No |
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