The reading grade level of common measures in child and adolescent clinical psychology
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Jensen, SA, Fabiano, GA, Lopez-Williams, A et al. (2006). The reading grade level of common measures in child and adolescent clinical psychology
. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 18(3), 346-352. 10.1037/1040-3590.18.3.346
Jensen, SA, Fabiano, GA, Lopez-Williams, A et al. (2006). The reading grade level of common measures in child and adolescent clinical psychology
. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 18(3), 346-352. 10.1037/1040-3590.18.3.346
The purpose of this article is to provide easily accessible readability information for 49 parent- and 35 child- and adolescent-report measures commonly used by clinicians and researchers. There is a great deal of variability in reading ability required across measures. The majority of parent-report measures (65%) required reading ability above the 8th grade level. The average child-/adolescent-report measure required reading ability above the 6th grade level. Given the potential contribution of readability to a measure's reliability, validity, and overall utility, examining and accounting for readability should be a more common practice in test construction and administration. Copyright 2006 by the American Psychological Association.
