What is QAR primarily used for in reading comprehension assessment?

QAR, or Question-Answer Relationships, is primarily a tool used to enhance reading comprehension by helping students understand the type of questions they encounter and how to effectively respond to them. By assessing a student's reading comprehension level, QAR categorizes questions into different types, such as "right there," "think and search," "author and you," and "on your own." This categorization helps educators determine how well a student can understand, interpret, and analyze texts.

Using QAR allows teachers to pinpoint specific areas where students may struggle in comprehension, enabling targeted instruction to improve these skills. This focus on comprehension assessment rather than merely identifying reading strategies, skill comparison, or evaluating teaching methods is what makes this approach particularly effective for assessing how well students grasp the material they read.