Validity of a reading comprehension test for Portuguese students

• Autores: Irene Cadime, Iolanda Ribeiro, Fernanda Leopoldina P. Viana, Sandra Santos, Gerardo Prieto Adánez, José Maia
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 25, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 384-389
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2012.288
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Validez de un test de comprensión lectora para alumnos portugueses
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    Antecedentes: el objetivo de este trabajo fue recoger evidencia de validez de constructo y de criterio para un test de comprensión lectora (TCL- Teste de Compreensão da Leitura) con tres versiones escaladas verticalmente para evaluar alumnos portugueses de segundo, tercero y cuarto cursos de Primaria. Método: se efectuaron dos estudios. En el primero (n= 1,229) se analizó la dimensionalidad de la prueba recurriendo al análisis factorial confirmatorio. En el segundo (n= 402) se proporcionan datos sobre evidencia de validez concurrente y predictiva, analizando las correlaciones entre los resultados en TCL, los resultados en otras pruebas de lectura y los resultados académicos. Resultados: los análisis factoriales confirmatorios revelaron que el modelo de un factor se ajusta a los datos. Se obtuvieron coeficientes de correlación bajos a moderados y estadísticamente significativos entre las puntuaciones en el TCL y en otros tests de lectura. Las puntuaciones en TCL predijeron las puntuaciones obtenidas por los alumnos en los exámenes nacionales de lengua portuguesa y en las competencias de comprensión evaluadas por los maestros. Conclusiones: estos resultados proporcionan evidencia empírica para la validez de las versiones de TCL.

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    Background: The purpose of this work was to collect construct and criterion-related evidence of validity for a reading comprehension test (TCL - Teste de Compreensão da Leitura) with three vertically scaled forms, designed to assess students from second, third and fourth grade. Method: Two studies were conducted. In the first (n = 1,229), a confirmatory factor analysis was performed to analyse the test dimensionality. In the second (n= 402), concurrent and predictive evidence of validity was analysed using correlations between TCL, other reading tests and academic achievement. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis results supported a one-factor structure. Correlation coefficients with other reading tests were low to moderate and statistically significant. The TCL forms were shown to be good predictors of students� reading comprehension as assessed by teachers and of the National Exams of Portuguese Language results. Conclusions: Present results provide empirical evidence for the validity of the TCL forms.

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