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Emily R. Forcht; Ethan R. Van Norman – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The present study compared the diagnostic accuracy of a single computer adaptive test (CAT), Star Reading or Star Math, and a combination of the two in a gated screening framework to predict end-of-year proficiency in reading and math. Participants included 13,009 students in Grades 3-8 who had at least one fall screening score and end-of-year…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Screening Tests
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Boorse, Jaclin; Van Norman, Ethan R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
Prior research on the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), a computer-adaptive test distributed by the Northwest Evaluation Association, has primarily focused on the Reading MAP for screening/benchmarking in elementary grades. The purpose of this study was to explore the functional form of growth and the extent to which student variability in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Mathematics Tests, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
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Ball, Carrie R.; Christ, Theodore J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Within an RtI problem-solving context, assessment and decision making generally center around the tasks of problem identification, problem analysis, progress monitoring, and program evaluation. We use this framework to discuss the current state of the literature regarding curriculum based measurement, its technical properties, and its utility for…
Descriptors: Identification, Theory Practice Relationship, Adaptive Testing, Decision Making