A national test of dyslexia

IF 2.1 3区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL Annals of Dyslexia Pub Date : 2023-07-07 DOI:10.1007/s11881-023-00285-5

Mads Poulsen, Holger Juul, Carsten Elbro

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Different definitions and tests of dyslexia can cause unfairness and make life difficult for people with dyslexia as well as for the professionals. In 2012, the Danish government decided to support the fight against dyslexia. The government issued a public tender for the development of “a standardized, electronically administered test of dyslexia for use […] from primary Grade 3 and up through all educational levels to 5-year university education.” The present paper reports from the development of this National Dyslexia Test. The paper focuses on the definition of dyslexia and the composition, reliability, and validity of the test. Data from the development of the test demonstrate the psychometric properties of the test. Reliability was indicated by a high agreement between the two (computer-administered) measures that are part of the test. External convergent validity was indicated by a high agreement between test results and results from prior practice and by agreement between test results and reading comprehension of educational texts. The paper concludes with a discussion of the practical uses and potential issues with the test since its release in 2015.

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一项全国性的阅读障碍测试。

阅读障碍的不同定义和测试可能会造成不公平，并使阅读障碍患者和专业人士的生活变得困难。2012年，丹麦政府决定支持与阅读障碍的斗争。政府发布了一份公开招标书，用于开发“一种标准化的、电子管理的阅读障碍测试，从小学三年级到所有教育水平，再到五年大学教育。”本文报道了这项国家阅读障碍测试的开发情况。本文重点介绍了阅读障碍的定义以及测试的组成、信度和有效性。测试开发的数据证明了测试的心理测量特性。作为测试的一部分，两种（计算机管理的）措施之间的高度一致性表明了可靠性。外部收敛有效性表现为测试结果与先前实践的结果之间的高度一致性，以及测试结果与教育文本的阅读理解之间的一致性。论文最后讨论了该测试自2015年发布以来的实际用途和潜在问题。

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期刊介绍： Annals of Dyslexia is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the scientific study of dyslexia, its comorbid conditions; and theory-based practices on remediation, and intervention of dyslexia and related areas of written language disorders including spelling, composing and mathematics. Primary consideration for publication is given to original empirical studies, significant review, and well-documented reports of evidence-based effective practices. Only original papers are considered for publication.