Author: P. David Pearson
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The tortured history of reading comprehension assessment. AERA 2011
This is the talk I gave at AERA in New Orleans for getting the 2010 Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award.
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The assessment of reading comprehension: A review of practices: past, present, and future. Pearson, P. D. & Hamm, D. N. (2005)
I was asked by the RAND Commission to write a white paper on the history of reading comprehension assessment. Building on the seminal work of Peter Johnston for the first Handbook of Reading Research, this is the result. Time for an update!
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Keep your eye on the Flag
I entered the profession in 1964 during another period, not unlike several more recent cycles, in which we were so desperate for teachers that states would credential folks on a provisional basis if (a) they had a degree in anything and (b) were breathing. I sort of hate to admit that because I find the…