 | PROBE 2 READING COMPREHENSION ASSESSMENT Chris Parkin & Catherine Parkin © 2011 Triune Initiatives NZ |
Whilst the first PROBE remains a valuable and effective assessment resource, PROBE 2 provides fresh, new stories, has significant improvements to the design, and better enables teachers to evaluate students' skills and ability to read closely and intelligently.
THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
♦ Forty new, original & challenging stories
♦ Layout changes (particularly in the manual)
♦ More comprehensive & user-friendly recording sheet
♦ Determiner included in the manual (not a separate book)
♦ More precisely defined taxonomy of question types
♦ Expanded answer section (one page per text)
♦ More precise & comprehensive answers (reduce misinterpretation)
♦ Key words with all answers (not a separate book)
♦ More notes (placed immediately below answers)
♦ A balance of question types for each text
Like the original PROBE, this new assessment was developed from the ground up, including: writing original stories, creating the question taxonomy and crafting specific questions.
The stories are, as much as possible, culturally & geographically unbiased, not compromised by pictures, leading titles or introductions that may interfere with students using the text.
The primary purpose is to gather relevant data for teaching purposes.
Consequently, it is best described as...
a controlled, in-depth interview to achieve a greater understanding as to how readers engage with text.
CONTENTS
2 book kit
FOR USE BY
specialists and classroom teachers
FOR USE WITH
♦ 7 yr olds to adults - wherever English is being read
♦ younger students who decode well
♦ students learning to read English as a second language.
SETTING
individual
RATIONALE
♦ For many readers understanding doesn't come easy
♦ Effective comprehension is better taught than caught
♦ Comprehension skills should be assessed to determine
what needs to be taught
PURPOSE
♦ PROBE is designed to provide in-depth data about a
student's ability to read & understand text
♦ Assessment results should be used to determine teaching
The KEY series is directly linked to PROBE question types
CONTENTS (2 books)
1. Manual - Guide & Answers Keywords & Copymasters
2. Student Texts book - with texts questions & pre-test
KEY FEATURES
♦ Forty original texts (no extracts or retold stories)
♦ Twenty levels (5 to 15.5 years with 6 month overlaps)
♦ Fiction and non-fiction at every level
♦ No pictures & minimal title clues (for testing text only)
♦ Culturally & geographically non-specific texts
♦ Standard International English
♦ Targeted, defined comprehension questions
STRUCTURE
♦ Manual has a guide, answers & 40 copymasters
♦ Student Texts book has 40 texts & the questions
THE UNIQUE FEATURE
Six targeted and defined question types -
for a clearer analysis of the reader’s comprehension ability.
LITERAL
Finding information that is given directly in the text.
Answers are found in a single sentence.
REORGANISATION
Reconstructing two or more literal pieces of information
contained in the text.
Pieces can be within two adjacent sentences or scattered throughout the text.
INFERENCE
Deducing information not given directly in the text.
'Simple' inference - relevant information is not widely scattered.
VOCABULARY
Determining the meaning of unknown words from context
Vocabulary questions can be solved within context.
EVALUATION
Gathering information and drawing inferences
'Complex' inference - relevant information is more widely spread.
REACTION
Expressing an opinion based on information given in the text.
The text has to form the basis of that opinion.
OPTIONS
There are four options to choose from:
OPTION 1: Informal Reading Inventory
OPTION 2: Silent Reading Comprehension
OPTION 3: Listening Comprehension
OPTION 4: Written Comprehension
IMPORTANT NOTE:
PROBE is best used one-to-one, especially if a greater insight into reading behaviours is sought. Consequently, Options 1 & 2 are the most common and the most successful in gaining greater insight into how well a student is comprehending what they are reading.
READ ABOUT
PROBE 2 SUPPLEMENTARY KIT
COPYRIGHT
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Whilst the first PROBE remains a valuable and effective assessment resource, PROBE 2 provides fresh, new stories, has significant improvements to the design, and better enables teachers to evaluate students' skills and ability to read closely and intelligently.
THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
♦ Forty new, original & challenging stories
♦ Layout changes (particularly in the manual)
♦ More comprehensive & user-friendly recording sheet
♦ Determiner included in the manual (not a separate book)
♦ More precisely defined taxonomy of question types
♦ Expanded answer section (one page per text)
♦ More precise & comprehensive answers (reduce misinterpretation)
♦ Key words with all answers (not a separate book)
♦ More notes (placed immediately below answers)
♦ A balance of question types for each text
Like the original PROBE, this new assessment was developed from the ground up, including: writing original stories, creating the question taxonomy and crafting specific questions.
The stories are, as much as possible, culturally & geographically unbiased, not compromised by pictures, leading titles or introductions that may interfere with students using the text.
The primary purpose is to gather relevant data for teaching purposes.
Consequently, it is best described as...
a controlled, in-depth interview to achieve a greater understanding as to how readers engage with text.
CONTENTS
2 book kit
FOR USE BY
specialists and classroom teachers
THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
♦ Forty new, original & challenging stories
♦ Layout changes (particularly in the manual)
♦ More comprehensive & user-friendly recording sheet
♦ Determiner included in the manual (not a separate book)
♦ More precisely defined taxonomy of question types
♦ Expanded answer section (one page per text)
♦ More precise & comprehensive answers (reduce misinterpretation)
♦ Key words with all answers (not a separate book)
♦ More notes (placed immediately below answers)
♦ A balance of question types for each text
Like the original PROBE, this new assessment was developed from the ground up, including: writing original stories, creating the question taxonomy and crafting specific questions.
The stories are, as much as possible, culturally & geographically unbiased, not compromised by pictures, leading titles or introductions that may interfere with students using the text.
The primary purpose is to gather relevant data for teaching purposes.
Consequently, it is best described as...
a controlled, in-depth interview to achieve a greater understanding as to how readers engage with text.
CONTENTS
2 book kit
FOR USE BY
specialists and classroom teachers
FOR USE WITH
♦ 7 yr olds to adults - wherever English is being read
♦ younger students who decode well
♦ students learning to read English as a second language.
♦ 7 yr olds to adults - wherever English is being read
♦ younger students who decode well
♦ students learning to read English as a second language.
SETTING
individual
READ ABOUT
PROBE 2 SUPPLEMENTARY KIT
COPYRIGHT
All Triune resources, including this website, are protected by the laws of copyright.
read more...
individual
RATIONALE
♦ For many readers understanding doesn't come easy
♦ Effective comprehension is better taught than caught
♦ Comprehension skills should be assessed to determine
what needs to be taught
PURPOSE
♦ PROBE is designed to provide in-depth data about a
student's ability to read & understand text
♦ Assessment results should be used to determine teaching
The KEY series is directly linked to PROBE question types
CONTENTS (2 books)
1. Manual - Guide & Answers Keywords & Copymasters
2. Student Texts book - with texts questions & pre-test
KEY FEATURES
♦ Forty original texts (no extracts or retold stories)
♦ Twenty levels (5 to 15.5 years with 6 month overlaps)
♦ Fiction and non-fiction at every level
♦ No pictures & minimal title clues (for testing text only)
♦ Culturally & geographically non-specific texts
♦ Standard International English
♦ Targeted, defined comprehension questions
STRUCTURE
♦ Manual has a guide, answers & 40 copymasters
♦ Student Texts book has 40 texts & the questions
THE UNIQUE FEATURE
Six targeted and defined question types -
for a clearer analysis of the reader’s comprehension ability.
LITERAL
Finding information that is given directly in the text.
Answers are found in a single sentence.
REORGANISATION
Reconstructing two or more literal pieces of information
contained in the text.
Pieces can be within two adjacent sentences or scattered throughout the text.
INFERENCE
Deducing information not given directly in the text.
'Simple' inference - relevant information is not widely scattered.
VOCABULARY
Determining the meaning of unknown words from context
Vocabulary questions can be solved within context.
EVALUATION
Gathering information and drawing inferences
'Complex' inference - relevant information is more widely spread.
REACTION
Expressing an opinion based on information given in the text.
The text has to form the basis of that opinion.
OPTIONS
There are four options to choose from:
OPTION 1: Informal Reading Inventory
OPTION 2: Silent Reading Comprehension
OPTION 3: Listening Comprehension
OPTION 4: Written Comprehension
IMPORTANT NOTE:
PROBE is best used one-to-one, especially if a greater insight into reading behaviours is sought. Consequently, Options 1 & 2 are the most common and the most successful in gaining greater insight into how well a student is comprehending what they are reading.
♦ For many readers understanding doesn't come easy
♦ Effective comprehension is better taught than caught
♦ Comprehension skills should be assessed to determine
what needs to be taught
PURPOSE
♦ PROBE is designed to provide in-depth data about a
student's ability to read & understand text
♦ Assessment results should be used to determine teaching
The KEY series is directly linked to PROBE question types
CONTENTS (2 books)
1. Manual - Guide & Answers Keywords & Copymasters
2. Student Texts book - with texts questions & pre-test
KEY FEATURES
♦ Forty original texts (no extracts or retold stories)
♦ Twenty levels (5 to 15.5 years with 6 month overlaps)
♦ Fiction and non-fiction at every level
♦ No pictures & minimal title clues (for testing text only)
♦ Culturally & geographically non-specific texts
♦ Standard International English
♦ Targeted, defined comprehension questions
STRUCTURE
♦ Manual has a guide, answers & 40 copymasters
♦ Student Texts book has 40 texts & the questions
THE UNIQUE FEATURE
Six targeted and defined question types -
for a clearer analysis of the reader’s comprehension ability.
LITERAL
Finding information that is given directly in the text.
Answers are found in a single sentence.
REORGANISATION
Reconstructing two or more literal pieces of information
contained in the text.
Pieces can be within two adjacent sentences or scattered throughout the text.
INFERENCE
Deducing information not given directly in the text.
'Simple' inference - relevant information is not widely scattered.
VOCABULARY
Determining the meaning of unknown words from context
Vocabulary questions can be solved within context.
EVALUATION
Gathering information and drawing inferences
'Complex' inference - relevant information is more widely spread.
REACTION
Expressing an opinion based on information given in the text.
The text has to form the basis of that opinion.
OPTIONS
There are four options to choose from:
OPTION 1: Informal Reading Inventory
OPTION 2: Silent Reading Comprehension
OPTION 3: Listening Comprehension
OPTION 4: Written Comprehension
IMPORTANT NOTE:
PROBE is best used one-to-one, especially if a greater insight into reading behaviours is sought. Consequently, Options 1 & 2 are the most common and the most successful in gaining greater insight into how well a student is comprehending what they are reading.
READ ABOUT
PROBE 2 SUPPLEMENTARY KIT
COPYRIGHT
All Triune resources, including this website, are protected by the laws of copyright.
read more...
