Measuring reading ability in the web-browser with a lexical decision task
Measuring reading ability in the web-browser with a lexical decision task
Abstract An accurate model of the factors that contribute to individual differences in reading ability depends on data collection in large, diverse and representative samples of research participants. However, that is rarely feasible due to the constraints imposed by standardized measures of reading ability which require test administration by trained clinicians or researchers. Here we explore whether a simple, two-alternative forced choice, time limited lexical decision task (LDT), self-delivered through the web-browser, can serve as an accurate and reliable measure of reading ability. We found that performance on the LDT is highly correlated with scores on standardized measures of reading ability such as the Woodcock-Johnson Letter Word Identification test administered in the lab (r = 0.91, disattenuated r = 0.94). Importantly, the LDT reading ability measure is highly reliable (r = 0.97). After optimizing the list of words and pseudowords based on item response theory, we found that a short experiment with 80 words (2-3 minutes) provides a reliable (r = 0.95) measure of reading ability. Thus, the self-administered, rapid online assessment of reading ability (ROAR) developed here overcomes the constraints of resource-intensive, in-person reading assessment, and provides an efficient and automated tool for effective online research into the mechanisms of reading (dis)ability.
Karipidis Iliana I.、Ben-Shachar Michal、Ramamurthy Maha、Domingue Benjamin W.、Yablonski Maya、Tang Kenny An、Yeatman Jason D.、Takada Megumi E.、Donnelly Patrick M.、Caffarra Sendy
Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford UniversityThe Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan University||Department of English Literature and Linguistics, Bar-Ilan UniversityStanford University School of Medicine, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics||Stanford University Graduate School of EducationStanford University Graduate School of EducationStanford University School of Medicine, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics||Stanford University Graduate School of Education||The Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan UniversityStanford University School of Medicine, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics||Stanford University Graduate School of EducationStanford University School of Medicine, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics||Stanford University Graduate School of EducationStanford University School of Medicine, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics||Stanford University Graduate School of EducationUniversity of Washington, Institute for Learning & Brain Science||University of Washington, Department of Speech & Hearing SciencesStanford University School of Medicine, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics||Stanford University Graduate School of Education||Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language
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Karipidis Iliana I.,Ben-Shachar Michal,Ramamurthy Maha,Domingue Benjamin W.,Yablonski Maya,Tang Kenny An,Yeatman Jason D.,Takada Megumi E.,Donnelly Patrick M.,Caffarra Sendy.Measuring reading ability in the web-browser with a lexical decision task[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-08-02].https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.30.229658.点此复制
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