ERIC Number: EJ1245428
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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Relative Efficacy of Teacher Rankings and Curriculum-Based Measures as Predictors of Performance on High-Stakes Tests
Mingo, Maya A.; Bell, Sherry Mee; McCallum, R. Steve; Walpitage, D. Lakmal
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v38 n2 p147-167 Apr 2020
Data from 403 third graders were analyzed to determine relative and combined efficacy of group-administered Curriculum-Based Measures (CBMs) and Teacher Rankings of student reading and math performance taken early in the school year to predict end-of-year achievement scores. Teacher Rankings added to the power of CBMs to predict reading (R2 change = 0.18) and math (R2 change = 0.22). Combined CBMs and Teacher Rankings predicted at-risk status in reading (82%) and math (86%), based on logistic regression, and yielded strong area under the curve (AUC) statistics, defining risk status 0.88 (reading) and 0.82 (math). Surprisingly, Teacher Rankings yielded higher correlations with end-of-year scores than CBMs. Findings support using rankings as a simple, efficient strategy to add to the predictive power of CBMs readily available within a response to intervention (RTI) context and depicts a methodology school personnel can use to determine the relative/combined predictive power of CBMs and rankings. Of note, predictions based on Teacher Rankings vary across end-of-year performance levels.
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Predictor Variables, High Stakes Tests, At Risk Students, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Scores, Response to Intervention, Educational Testing, Identification, Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Reading Fluency, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests, Achievement Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
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