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Keller-Margulis, Milena A.; Mercer, Sterett H.; Thomas, Erin L. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of written expression curriculum-based measurement (WE-CBM) in the context of universal screening from a generalizability theory framework. Students in second through fifth grade (n = 145) participated in the study. The sample included 54% female students, 49% White students, 23% African…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Reliability, Written Language, Curriculum Based Assessment
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Lambert, Matthew C.; January, Stacy-Ann A.; Cress, Cynthia J.; Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas – School Psychology Quarterly, 2018
The objective of this study was to assess the measurement invariance of items from the Emotional and Behavioral Screener (EBS) across racial and ethnic groups and assess the impact of differential item functioning (DIF) on test scores from the EBS. Participants were 4,856 first-grade students (49% female) who were diverse with regard to race and…
Descriptors: Test Bias, At Risk Students, Screening Tests, Emotional Problems
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Shapiro, Valerie B.; Kim, B. K. Elizabeth; Robitaille, Jennifer L.; LeBuffe, Paul A. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment Mini (DESSA-Mini; Naglieri, LeBuffe, & Shapiro, 2011/2014) was designed to overcome practical obstacles to universal prevention screening. This article seeks to determine whether an entirely strength-based, 8-item screening instrument achieves technical accuracy in routine practice. Data come from a…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Screening Tests, Prevention, Accuracy
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Van Norman, Ethan R.; Nelson, Peter M.; Klingbeil, David A. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
Educators need recommendations to improve screening practices without limiting students' instructional opportunities. Repurposing previous years' state test scores has shown promise in identifying at-risk students within multitiered systems of support. However, researchers have not directly compared the diagnostic accuracy of previous years' state…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Screening Tests, Low Achievement, Clinical Diagnosis
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Kilgus, Stephen P.; Sims, Wesley A.; von der Embse, Nathaniel P.; Riley-Tillman, T. Chris – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the models for interpretation and use that serve as the foundation of an interpretation/use argument for the Social and Academic Behavior Risk Screener (SABRS). The SABRS was completed by 34 teachers with regard to 488 students in a Midwestern high school during the winter portion of the academic…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Factor Analysis, Models, High School Students
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Nelson, Jason M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
This study investigated the classification validity of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) using a sample of kindergarteners (N = 177). Results indicated the cutoff scores for determining "at-risk" status on the DIBELS produced substantial false negative rates. Cutoff scores identifying students as at "some risk"…
Descriptors: Validity, Classification, Emergent Literacy, Reading Skills