Measures and References: Vocabulary

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Measures

Numerous measures exist to gain a full picture of a student's learning strengths and challenges. Following are examples of measures used to assess this Learner Factor. These measures should be administered and interpreted by experienced professionals.

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) (Dunn & Dunn, 2007): Measures Receptive Vocabulary

Language Sample (Miller & Iglesias, 2012): Measures Productive Vocabulary by tracking number of different words (types), total number of words (tokens), and type-token ratio, with a high type-token ratio indicating a rich Vocabulary

References

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