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ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF THE READING ABILITY TEST FROM THE PLANEA EXAM APPLIED IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
Oscar Luis Ochoa Martínez Universidad Pedagógica de Durango
Gloria Rocío Nery León Escuela Secundaria General No. 6, “México”
Abstract One of the standardized tests that is applied in the national level since 2015, is the PLANEA exam, which was implemented with the specific purpose of offering to primary and secondary feedback elements for its improvement. Based on this claim, the objective of this research was to analyze the results of the reading ability (HL) test of the PLANEA exam that was applied in secondary school in the summer of 2016. To achieve the objective, the study was based on the application of the quantitative methodological approach through the use of the ex-post-facto method and with a correlational scope. The sample of study consisted of 122 students who completed the 3rd grade of secondary education and their response to the 48 items of the test. The responses were subjected to the quality measurement through the determination of their difficulty and discrimination index; on the other hand, the scores obtained by each student were subjected to hypothesis tests of normality, reliability and correlation. In the latest test, the average grade in the subject of Spanish, obtained in secondary school was used as a reference. The results obtained indicated that in this field and according to the scale selected for the measurement of the indices of difficulty and discrimination, the quality of the HL test was acceptable. From the results of the hypothesis test, it was confirmed the existence of a positive correlation between average reading ability score of the PLANEA exam and the average score obtained for the Spanish subject in secondary school. Keywords used in the study: Reliability, validity quality and evaluation.
Introduction. The use of standardized tests in the educational field has been increasing over time, and terms referring to various types of instruments are frequently used, including: tests referring to mastery, objectives, competencies, certification and criteria, among others. Currently, in our country, performance tests are in full development and the perception of some specialists in the subject is that its application is of little use for
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