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ERIC Number: ED604069
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 40
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Screening in the Upper Elementary Grades: Identifying Fourth Grade Students At-Risk for Failing the State Reading Assessment
Kent, Shawn C.; Wanzek, Jeanne; Yun, Joonmo
Grantee Submission
This study examined the predictive validity and classification accuracy of individual and group-administered screening measures relative to student performance on a year-end state reading assessment in two states. A sample of 321 students were assessed in the areas of word-level and text fluency, as well as reading comprehension in the fall of fourth grade. For individual measures, a group-administered reading comprehension test exhibited the highest classification accuracy (74-80%) for both outcomes though no screener demonstrated optimal sensitivity and specificity levels. Using a multivariate approach, logistic regression results revealed minimal to no increase in classification accuracy over the single comprehension measure. ROC curve analyses determined local cut scores in order to maintain sensitivity constant at 0.90 which resulted in a large number of false positives. The implications and limitations of these findings for screening at the upper elementary level are discussed. [This paper was published in "Assessment for Effective Intervention" v44 p160-172 2019 (EJ1217221).]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Florida; Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests; Woodcock Reading Mastery Test; Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS); Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A150269