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Addressing the Need for Spanish Literacy Assessments within the Context of Bilingual MTSS: Investigating the Technical Adequacy of ISIP Español for Grades 3-5
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Basaraba, Deni L.; Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R.; Sparks, Anthony – School Psychology Review, 2022
Building on theories of cross linguistic transfer, reading proficiency of Spanish-speaking Emerging Bilinguals may be enhanced by providing tiered instruction through multitiered systems of support. To realize the benefits of this systems-level framework, technically adequate universal screening assessments to support teachers' decision making are…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Bilingual Students, Grade 3, Grade 4
Predictive Power of School Based Assessment Scores on Students' Achievement in Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE) in English and Mathematics
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Opara, Ijeoma M.; Onyekuru, Bruno U.; Njoku, Joyce U. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The study investigated the predictive power of school based assessment scores on students' achievement in Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE) in English and Mathematics. Two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design. A sample of 250 students were randomly drawn…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students, Scores, Foreign Countries
Interim Testing, Socio-Economic Status, and the Odds of Passing Grade 8 State Tests in New Jersey
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Babo, Gerard; Tienken, Christopher H.; Gencarelli, Maria A. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2014
A review of the literature pertaining to the effect and influence of commercially-prepared interim assessments in mathematics and language arts literacy reveals a lack of quantitative data to determine the value of these products for school reform. This study examined the ability of commercially-prepared interim pretest and posttest assessments in…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Mathematics Tests, Language Tests
Predictive Validity of Curriculum-Based Measures for English Learners at Varying English Proficiency Levels
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Kim, Jennifer Sun; Vanderwood, Michael L.; Lee, Catherine Y. – Educational Assessment, 2016
This study examined the predictive validity of curriculum-based measures in reading for Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) at various levels of English proficiency. Third-grade Spanish-speaking EL students were screened during the fall using DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency (DORF) and Daze. Predictive validity was examined in relation to spring…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Curriculum Based Assessment, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency
The Predictive Validity of the Wide Range Achievement Test and Achievement Scores of ESOL Adults.
Wilcox, Wilma B. – 1991
The need in adult education English-for-Speakers-of-Other-Languages (ESOL) classes for a simple, effective placement measure that is inexpensive in terms of both cost and time is noted, and results of a study of the predictive validity of the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) on the achievement scores of adult ESOL students are reported. The WRAT…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Education, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis
Language in Education: Testing the Tests.
Oller, John W., Jr.; Perkins, Kyle – 1978
This book addresses the question of what tests are measures of. Intelligence, achievement, and personality tests not based on empirical investigation have questionable validity. Some researchers now suspect that almost all tests given to students in all subjects, as well as general tests of intelligence and personality, are essentially language…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cloze Procedure