- RQ1: 330 students answered all the questions in standard version; 0.52 and 0.78 internal consistency coefficient for students with and without disabilities
- RQ2: 331 students answered all questions in segmented version; 0.69 and 0.79 alpha coefficient for students with and without disabilities
- 0.17 improvement for students with disabilities exposed to segmenting 

Segmented text and reliability of the reading test - findings

- RQ1: “Does the original version of the reading test have similar reliability for students with disabilities and students without disabilities?”
- RQ2: “Does the segmented version of the reading test have similar reliability for students with disabilities and students without disabilities?”

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- Segmented text and reliability of the reading test
- Segmented text and performance
- Segmented text and the correlation between teacher ratings, English Language Arts (ELA) achievement test levels, and reading performance

Accessibility of segmented reading comprehension passages for students with disabilities - areas of focus

Abedi, J., Kao, J. C., Leon, S., Mastergeorge, A. M., Sullivan, L., Herman, J., & Pope, R. (2010). Accessibility of segmented reading comprehension passages for students with disabilities. Applied Measurement in Education, 23(2), 168-186. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08957341003673823?casa_token=vk7mb1KuwSMAAAAA%3ADJfq8xa8g6g7XzV_FQhvrGngF8ijWPnYf7JGjjh-ozODb3pVAKYxve2Ueo1C6cjG8uBnuNnA9wZB0g

Accessibility of segmented reading comprehension passages for students with disabilities

Segmented text and reliability of the reading test - research questions

- RQ3: “Does segmented text improve the performance of students without disabilities?”
- RQ4: “Does segmented text improve the performance of students with disabilities?”
- RQ5: “If the performance of both groups improves, is there a greater level of improvement for students with disabilities?”

Segmented text and performance - research questions

- RQ6: “Does the original version of the reading test have a similar correlation with teacher ratings and ELA levels for students with disabilities and students without disabilities?”
- RQ7: “Does the segmented version of the reading test have a similar correlation with teacher ratings and ELA levels for students with disabilities and students without disabilities?”

Segmented text and the correlation between teacher ratings, English Language Arts (ELA) achievement test levels, and reading performance - research questions

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