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Investigating Predictive Bias in Curriculum-Based Measures of Oral Reading Fluency and Its Consequences
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James R. Izzo – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Curriculum-based measurements (CBM) are used in schools to screen students for academic difficulties. Oral reading fluency curriculum-based measures (CBM-R) are the most popular, yet several studies have identified predictive bias in CBM-Rs in relation to key variables (e.g., race, sex). Despite a massive increase in the use of these measures as…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Bias, Curriculum Based Assessment, Reading Tests
Common Core State Reading Standards and Special Education Student Achievement: Correlation Study
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Birnell, Malcolm W. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Research has revealed students with a learning disability or disabilities continue to have low achievement scores on state assessments aligned with state standards. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a correlation exists between the implementation of Common Core State Reading Standards (CCSRS) and student achievement scores on…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, School Districts, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
A Multiple Regression Analysis of Six Factors Concerning School District Demographics and Superintendent Tenure and Experience in 2007-2008 Schools Relative to Student Achievement on the Third Grade Kansas Reading Assessments
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Myers, Scott P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between the length of tenure of a superintendent and academic achievement as defined by the percentage of students who scored "Proficient" or better on the 2008 Third Grade Kansas Reading Assessment. To put this relationship into context, five other predictive…
Descriptors: Tenure, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Multiple Regression Analysis