The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-05-26
THIRD TEST MADE
IN SILENT READING.
Shows Marked Improvement
Over Previous Records


On Friday of last week the school
of all grades, except the
first, were given their third and
final Standardized Silent Reading
Test OF the year. Early last fall a
test was given to determine just
how the school stood in regard to
silent reading. The test showed the
school to be low IN several grades.
The 7th and Sth grades being the
only ones that could be said to be up
to the standard. The disclosing OF
this fact resulted IN an early de-
cision on the part OF the faculty to,
as much as possible, emphasize sill
ent reading and encourage develop
ment along this very important line.
The second test was given in Feb
ruary and showed that decided I'M
provement had been made. In this
test all grades except the 5th and
9Th, which had been very low IN the
first test, came up to or above stand
ard. Even these grades came very
nearly up to the standard. The I'M
provement was very Encouraging
ard served as an incentive to better
work.
The third measurement, taken
F'rldav, was to show the net gain for
the year and proved to be more than
gratifying. Every class came far
above standard, except the 5th and
9Th. The Fifth grade came slightly
above standard and the Sixth grade
tell slightly COS OF puint) below.
A clearer picture of the improve
ment might be had by taking few
representative grades and follow
them thru the year. Let US take a
grade from each room, say the 4th
grade, 9Th grade, 7th grade and the
18th grade for the high school.
The 4th grade in the first test made
Ct rate score (the standard is 7O)
and II comprehension score (the
standard here is 12.7) In the second
test they made 95 for rate standard
ID and l3 comprehension (l3.3
Standard. The improvement was
good tho not exceptional. In the
last test the 4th grade made rate
score of SO standard 79) and CON-
prehension score 18 standard ]5.3)
This places the 4th grade almost
up to the standard of the 5th grade
The 9Th grade according to the
first test were about the lowest class
in school. Their scores IN the first
test were, rate 50 standard 800 anu
comprehension IL standard 1850
Considerable improvement was
shown by the second test which reg
istered for them rate score of 1O1
(standard 1l6) and comprehension
score II standard 18.D. Tho still
the only class not above standard
they made on the last test; rate 13;
STANDARD 124) and comprehension
20 standard 20.8). We can fee
proud of their improvement ever
tho they are not yet quite as higf
as they should be.
Unlike the 9th grade the 7th grade
was at the beginning of the yeal
the strongest class in silent reading
in the school. The first test showed
a rate of 113 standard 1907 ant
comprehension % standard 22.S)
In the second test they made; rat,
LAG (standard 1907 and comprehen
sion 80 standard 26). In the las
test they achieved rate of l6
standard 1922 and comprehension
80 STANDARD 27.3). While still
above the standard the 7th grad
is no longer the leading class II
school as several Others are nov
quite as good as they.
1he Improvement in silent read
ing IN the high school was eve
more marked than in the grade
For example the 11th grade in tn
first test made So rate STANDARD 80
and comprehension 32 (standar
27.2). However in the second ties
they got; rate l22 standard SO
and comprehension 81 standard 81
In the last test the score stood; rat
ISL STANDARD 94) and compreher
sion az standard 28.b).
These classes represent very taIrl