The Development of a Test of Listening Comprehension for Kindergarten and Beginning First Grade.

The purpose of this study was to develop a test of listening comprehension for kindergarten and beginning first grade and to establish the reliability and validity of the instrument. Parallel forms of the test were developed, each form consisting of six graded passages ranging in difficulty from grade 1 through grade 4, and 14 questions measuring literal and inferential comprehension for each passage. The two forms of the test met the psychological criteria for parallel forms. The forms had statistically equal variances and intercorrelations but failed to meet the criterion of statistically equal means. Further statistical analyses and administration data are included. (Author/TO)