Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2013
This study sought evidence of validity for the Reading Competence Test of Words and Nonwords (in Portuguese: Teste de Competência de Leitura de Palavras e Pseudopalavras or TCLPP). This test evaluates silent reading of isolated items by asking the student to determine if presented items of written image-word pairs are correct or not. Two thousand nine hundred and ninety four students from the 1st to 4th grade in public Brazilian elementary schools, of both genders, and between the ages of 6 and 11 years, participated, collectively evaluated in the TCLPP. The results showed the TCLPP’s sensitivity for discriminating competence in reading between grades, supporting evidence of validity based on the relationships between the various levels. The difficulty in the items was compatible with the theory on which the test is based, providing evidence of validity based on the response process. Finally, two factors which compose the test were verified, one involving logographic and phonological strategies, and the other, lexical, attesting to evidence of validity based on the internal structure.
Este estudio buscaba evidencia de la validez de la Reading Competence Test of Words and Non-words (en portugués: Teste de Competência de Leitura de Palavras e Pseudopalavras o TCLPP). Esta prueba evalúa la lectura silenciosa de términos aislados, pidiendo a los estudiantes que determinen si los ítems presentados de parejas escritas de imágenes-palabras son o no correctos. Participaron 2994 estudiantes de 1º a 4º curso de colegios públicos elementales brasileños, de ambos géneros, de entre 6 y 11, años de edad, y fueron evaluados colectivamente en la TCLPP. Los resultados demostraron la sensibilidad de la TCLPP para discriminar la competencia en lectura entre los diferentes cursos, aportando evidencia de la validez basada en las relaciones entre los diferentes niveles. La dificultad de los ítems era compatible con la teoría sobre la que se basa la prueba, aportando evidencia de la validez basada en el proceso de respuesta. Por último, se verificaron dos factores que componen la prueba, uno de estrategias logográficas y fonológicas, y el otro léxico, aportando evidencia de la validez basada en la estructura interna.