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Alignment with the Common Core State Standards: easyCBM K-3 Word Reading (Technical Report No. 1303)

Sáez. L., Irvin, P. S., Alonzo, J., & Tindal, G. (2013). Alignment with the Common Core State Standards: easyCBM K-3 word reading (Technical Report No. 1303). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. Five hundred and seventeen words from the easyCBM Word Reading assessment (n = 57 kindergarten, 117 first grade, 172 second grade, and 171 third grade) were examined by 15 teachers for their correspondence with the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts. In particular,…
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Network Analysis of Beginning Reading Instruction (Technical Report No. 1404)

Lai, C. F., Sáez. L., Alonzo, J., Tindal, G. (2014). Network analysis of beginning reading instruction (Technical Report No. 1404). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. Network text analysis was used to identify underlying reading concepts in a kindergartengeneral education literacy instruction classroom (n=23) based on naturalistic observations. Using data from three observations, we studied how reading concepts were connected and how their presence changed over time as represented by nodes and links on structural network maps.    …
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Distributed Item Review: Administrator User Guide (Technical Report No. 1603)

Irvin, P. S. (2016). Distributed item review: Administrator user guide. (Technical Report No. 1603). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. The Distributed Item Review (DIR; Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2013) is a secure and flexible, web-based system designed to present test items to expert reviewers across a broad geographic area for evaluation of important dimensions of quality (e.g., alignment with standards, bias, sensitivity, and student accessibility). The DIR is comprised of essential features that allow system administrators to…
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Internal Consistency of the easyCBM CCSS Math Measures Grades K-8 (Technical Report No. 1405)

Wray, K. A., Alonzo, J., Tindal, G. (2014). Internal consistency of the easyCBM CCSS math measures grades K-8 (Technical Report No. 1405). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. This technical report documents findings from a study of the internal consistency and split‐half reliability of the easyCBM© CCSS Math measures, grades K-­8.     TechRpt_1405

An Examination of the Internal Structures of the easyCBM CCSS Reading Measures (Technical Report No. 1304)

Alonzo, J., Park, B. J., & Tindal, G. (2013). An examination of the internal structures of the easyCBM CCSS reading measures (Technical Report No. 1304). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. This technical report presents the results of a confirmatory factor analysis of the internal structures of the easyCBM® CCSS reading assessments. These assessments, which include item prompts based onRead to Perform a Task, Informational Text, and Short Literary Text include a series of item prompts followed…
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Error Analysis in Mathematics (Technical Report No. 1012)

Lai, C. F. (2010). Error analysis in Mathematics (Technical Report No. 1012). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. Error analysis is a method commonly used to identify the cause of studenterrorswhen they make consistent mistakes. It is a process of reviewing a student’s work and then looking for patterns of misunderstanding. Errors in mathematics can be factual, procedural, or conceptual, and may occur for a number of reasons.      TechRpt_1012

Internal Consistency of the easyCBM Vocabulary Measures Grades 2-8 (Technical Report No. 1406)

Wray, K. A., Alonzo, J., Tindal, G. (2014). Internal consistency of the easyCBM vocabulary measures grades 2-8 (Technical Report No. 1406). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. This technical report documents findings from a study of the internal consistency and split‐half reliability of the easyCBM© Vocabulary measures, grades 2-8.     TechRpt_1406