Cronbach alpha reliabilities were computed separately for 425 Hispanic-American and Anglo-American students in Grades 3 to 6 on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary subtests. Anglo-American students' scores showed significantly higher reliabilities than Hispanic-American students' scores in Grades 4 and 5.
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