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Zawoyski, Andrea; Ardoin, Scott P. – School Psychology Review, 2019
Reading comprehension assessments often include multiple-choice (MC) questions, but some researchers doubt their validity in measuring comprehension. Consequently, new assessments may include more short-answer (SA) questions. The current study contributes to the research comparing MC and SA questions by evaluating the effects of anticipated…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Elementary School Students, Children, Test Format
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Christ, Theodore J.; Silberglitt, Benjamin; Yeo, Seungsoo; Cormier, Damien – School Psychology Review, 2010
Curriculum-based measurement of oral reading (CBM-R) is often used to benchmark growth in the fall, winter, and spring. CBM-R is also used to set goals and monitor student progress between benchmarking occasions. The results of previous research establish an expectation that weekly growth on CBM-R tasks is consistently linear throughout the…
Descriptors: General Education, Curriculum Based Assessment, Oral Reading, Disabilities
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Stage, Scott A.; Jacobsen, Michael D. – School Psychology Review, 2001
Fourth graders (N=173) were administered curriculum-based oral reading fluency measures. A growth curve analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between students' slope in oral reading fluency and the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) reading assessment. Analyses showed statistically reliable cut-scores based on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Oral Reading
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McGlinchey, Margaret T.; Hixson, Michael D. – School Psychology Review, 2004
The present study investigated the correlation and predictive value of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) procedures for performance on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program's (MEAP) fourth grade reading assessment. A 1-minute oral reading sample was used to predict MEAP performance 2 weeks later. A positive correlation was established…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Educational Assessment, Reading Skills, Oral Reading