The Reading Grade Level of Common Measures in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Psychological Assessment
Department
Psychology
ISSN
1040-3590
Volume
18
Issue
3
DOI
10.1037/1040-3590.18.3.346
First Page
346
Last Page
352
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Jensen, S. A.,
Fabiano, G. A.,
Lopez-Williams, A.,
&
Chacko, A.
(2006).
The Reading Grade Level of Common Measures in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology.
Psychological Assessment, 18(3), 346–352.
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.18.3.346
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cop-facarticles/601
