A National Test of Dyslexia
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A National Test of Dyslexia. / Poulsen, Mads; Juul, Holger; Elbro, Carsten.
In: Annals of Dyslexia, Vol. 73, 2023, p. 337-355.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A National Test of Dyslexia
AU - Poulsen, Mads
AU - Juul, Holger
AU - Elbro, Carsten
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - 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 educa- tion.” 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 proper- ties 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.
AB - 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 educa- tion.” 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 proper- ties 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.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - ordblindhed
KW - test
KW - dislexia
U2 - 10.1007/s11881-023-00285-5
DO - 10.1007/s11881-023-00285-5
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37418132
VL - 73
SP - 337
EP - 355
JO - Annals of Dyslexia
JF - Annals of Dyslexia
SN - 0736-9387
ER -
ID: 357056648