 When items become more difficult, either as a result of lengthy, complex passages, or because of questions that require some manipulation of information, 17year olds, and sometimes 13-year olds, perform less well than 9-year olds.  Reading in America: A Perspective on Two Assessments - Page 9by National Assessment of Educational Progress (Project) - 1976 - 30 pagesFull view - About this book
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources - 1979 - 1210 pages
...two older groups. Despite the evidence of the scores, the report went on to say: When items become more difficult, either as a result of lengthy, complex passages, or because of questions that require some manipulation of information, 17year olds, and sometimes 13-year olds, perform less well... | |
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