From the CEEE and
the Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
California Diagnostic Reading Tests
| Test Name:
| California Diagnostic Reading Tests |
| Publisher:
| CTB/McGraw Hill |
| Publication Date:
| 1989 |
| Test Type:
| Multiple Choice Achievement |
| Content:
| Reading/Writing in L1 |
| Language:
| English |
| Target Population:
| Native Speaker of English |
| Grade Level:
| 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 |
| Administration Time:
| Untimed/Guidelines |
| Standardized:
| Yes |
| Purpose:
|
Diagnosis; Placement; Progress
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Abstract:
The California Diagnostic Reading Tests (CDRT) are a series of tests for students in grades 1-12 which measure the skills that characterize the successful reader. All test levels contain subtests of Word Analysis, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Applications, and a 20-item Locator Test may be used to establish which test level to use with a student. The CDRT was designed to be especially useful as a diagnostic tool for students performing below the 50th percentile on standardized achievement tests, and to establish instructional programs for remedial reading and special education students. It is both norm- and criterion-referenced and scores are also expressed as percentiles. Test forms may be scored manually or by machine by the test administrator. Items are multiple-choice and have either three or four response options which are recorded in the test-booklet. Information about reliability and validity, norming and test development is not part of the EAC East collection.
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