ERIC Number: ED628562
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan-5
Pages: 40
Abstractor: As Provided
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Equating Oral Reading Fluency Scores: A Model-Based Approach
Grantee Submission
Words read correctly per minute (WCPM) is the reporting score metric in oral reading fluency (ORF) assessments, which is popularly utilized as part of curriculum-based measurements to screen at-risk readers and to monitor progress of students who receive interventions. Just like other types of assessments with multiple forms, equating would be necessary when WCPM scores are obtained from multiple ORF passages to be compared both between and within students. This paper proposes a model-based approach for equating WCPM scores. A simulation study was conducted to evaluate the performance of the model-based equating approach along with some observed-score equating methods with external anchor test design. [This paper will be published in "Educational and Psychological Measurement."]
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Models, Reading Rate, Accuracy, Equated Scores, Reading Tests
Related Records: EJ1407823
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305D200038; R305A140203