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Conoyer, Sarah J.; Foegen, Anne; Lembke, Erica S. – Remedial and Special Education, 2016
Two studies using similar methods in two states investigated the long-term predictive utility of two single-skill early numeracy Curriculum Based Measures (CBMs) and the degree to which they can adequately predict high-stakes test scores. Data were drawn from kindergarten and first-grade students. State standardized assessment data from the…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Educational Indicators, Predictive Validity, Curriculum Based Assessment
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Kettler, Ryan J.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Davies, Michael; Griffin, Patrick – School Psychology International, 2012
This study addresses the predictive validity of results from a screening system of academic enablers, with a sample of Australian elementary school students, when the criterion variable is end-of-year achievement. The investigation included (a) comparing the predictive validity of a brief criterion-referenced nomination system with more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Screening Tests, Predictive 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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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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Stansfield, Charles W.; Hewitt, William E. – Language Testing, 2005
The United States Court Interpreters Act (US Congress, 1978) requires that interpreters in US federal courts be certified through a criterion-referenced performance test. The Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE) is a two-phase certification battery for federal court interpreters. Phase I is a multiple-choice Written…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Certification, Screening Tests, Predictive Validity
Hyman, Irwin A.; And Others
Testing with minority and disadvantaged populations in America has resulted in widespread abuse. Theorists have historically viewed tests as instruments for upward mobility in a system in which doors are often opened by parental wealth and status. Predictive validity of tests has not properly accounted for problems in correlational techniques…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Compensatory Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Disadvantaged Youth