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Thomas, Lisa B. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Reading comprehension is a critical aspect of the reading process. Children who experience significant problems in reading comprehension are at risk for long-term academic and social problems. High-quality measures are needed for early, efficient, and effective identification of children in need of remediation in reading comprehension. Substantial…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Scoring Rubrics, Predictive Validity, Validity
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Hosp, John L.; Hosp, Michelle A.; Dole, Janice K. – School Psychology Review, 2011
Universal screening measures are an integral component of any tiered system of instructional delivery. Recent studies of screening measures have often excluded examinations of bias in predictive validity. The present study examined a common screening instrument for evidence of bias in predictive validity across the four disaggregation categories…
Descriptors: Evidence, Reading Fluency, Federal Legislation, Predictive Validity
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Zhang, Dake; Xin, Yan Ping; Harris, Karleah; Ding, Yi – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a strategic training program for improving students' performance in solving multiplication problems. The participants were 3 third graders with math difficulties. In this teaching experiment, microgenetic analysis was used to analyze improvement in students' strategic development…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Skills, Grade 3
Stevens, Olinger; Leigh, Erika – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of the study is to use an empirical approach to identify a simple, economical, efficient, and technically adequate performance measure that teachers can use to assess student growth in mathematics. The current study has been designed to expand the body of research for math CBM to further examine technical…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Measurement Techniques
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McCarty, Allison M.; Christ, Theodore J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2010
This article reviews the "Developmental Reading Assessment--Second Edition" (DRA2), a teacher-administered assessment that identifies students' instructional level, along with their strengths and weaknesses in reading. Once teachers calculate and interpret scores, the data can purportedly be used to inform, and possibly individualize,…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Criterion Referenced Tests
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Goffreda, Catherine T.; Diperna, James Clyde; Pedersen, Jason A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Current empirical evidence indicates poor learning trajectories for students with early literacy skill deficits. As such, reliable and valid detection of at-risk students through regular screening and progress monitoring is imperative. This study investigated the predictive validity of scores on the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Achievement, Predictive Validity, Achievement Tests
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Gallant, Dorinda J. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009
This study examined the predictive nature of teacher ratings of student performance on the mathematical thinking and language and literacy domains of a state mandated curriculum-embedded performance assessment for children in first grade to student achievement on a criterion-referenced test in third grade in mathematics and English language arts,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Urban Schools, Performance Based Assessment, Academic Achievement