ERIC Number: ED531920
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 1519
Abstractor: As Provided
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Diagnostic Efficiency of easyCBM Reading: Oregon. Technical Report #1106
Park, Bitnara Jasmine; Anderson, Daniel; Irvin, P. Shawn; Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald
Behavioral Research and Teaching
Within a response to intervention (RTI) framework, students are typically identified as "academically at-risk" if they score below a specified cut-point on a benchmark screener. Students identified as at-risk are provided with an intervention intended to increase achievement. In the following technical report, we describe a process for choosing appropriate cut-points on the benchmark screener and then apply this process to the easyCBM[R] reading benchmark tests using a sample from three districts in Oregon. The most appropriate cut-point may vary dramatically by the population assessed and the criterion used to establish "true" risk. The diagnostic efficiency of easyCBM[R] is evaluated with respect to the cut-points and the overall effectiveness of the measures to correctly predict student classification (meeting/not meeting standards) on the Oregon state test. Results are presented for both the full sample and for each of seven different subgroups, when n[greater than or equal]50. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Diagnostic Tests, Response to Intervention, At Risk Students, Scores, Cutting Scores, Screening Tests, Reading Tests, School Districts, Prediction, Measurement Techniques, Classification, State Standards, Formative Evaluation, Benchmarking, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Knowledge Level
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Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: University of Oregon, Behavioral Research and Teaching (BRT)
Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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