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Author Archive: Denise Swanson
The Relation Between Smarter Balanced and easyCBM Mathematics and Reading Assessments. This study investigated the relation between the easyCBM Benchmark Assessments in both mathematics and reading and the Smarter Balanced assessment, widely adopted across the United States Alonzo, J. (2016). The relation between Smarter Balanced and easyCBM mathematics and reading assessments. Journal of School Administration Research and Development, 1, 17-35. Access article through http://www.jsard.org/
Project DATA for RTI Grant- Developing Adept Teams for Advancing RTI Program: Professional Development for Teachers and Related Service Providers Fiscal Year: 2016 Name of Institution: University of Oregon Principal Investigator: Alonzo, JulieTitle: Project DATA for RTI: Developing Adept Teams for Advancing RTIGoal: DevelopmentAward Number: R324A160032Award Amount: $1,499,997Award Period: # years (08/01/2016-07/31/2020)Co-Principal Investigator(s): Gerald Tindal DESCRIPTIONPurpose: The purpose of this project is to develop an individualized web-based professional development (PD) program to support teachers’ effective implementation of Response to Intervention…
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Tindal, G., Alonzo, J., Sáez, L., & Nese, J. F. T. (in press). Assessment of students with learning disabilities: Using students’ performance and progress to inform instruction. In K. Ercikan & J. W. Pellegrino (Eds.), Validation of Score Meaning in the Next Generation of Assessments.
Individual Differences in Kindergarten Through Grade 2 Fluency Relations. Despite long-standing interest in reading fluency, little has been documented about the specific factors that developmentally contribute to individual differences. Consequently, precursory relations were longitudinally examined for students grouped at the end of Grade 2 as low, average, or high fluency readers to describe early alphabetic and word fluency contributions to later passage reading fluency outcomes. Using structural equation modeling, we modeled Kindergarten letter sounds, Grade 1 word reading, and Grade…
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The Distributed Item Review System Introduction. (2016). Irvin, P. S., Farley, D., & Tindal, G. DIR Introduction_2016
Date: Spring 2016The Oregon Extended Assessment was redesigned in the 2014-15 school year in order to develop a vertical scale that would support modeling of academic growth for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The test design was also structured to support future tablet administrations. Behavioral Research & Teaching will be conducting a study in the spring of 2016 where students who take the ORExt will participate in the assessment in the typical format (paper/pencil), will wait approximately two weeks, and…
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Date: 2015-2020Sample: In Year 1 we work with one development preschool site. In Year 2, we add a new preschool and a kindergarten site. In Years 3 and 4, we work with four new sites (two preschool and two kindergarten). In Year 5, we work with 10 dissemination sites (seven preschool and three kindergarten). Project Description: Using the Learning Receptiveness Assessment (LRA) as the universal screening tool, we will develop and refine online features and products (e.g., guides, reports, training)…
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Technology-based Assessment and Problem Analysis This chapter discusses features of technology-based assessments particularly relevant for applications in school settings implementing response to intervention (RTI). Using easyCBM®, a popular learning management system developed to support RTI, the chapter illustrates measurement development and delivery that can provide instructionally relevant reports. Three important constructs are addressed that need additional research and development: measurement sufficiency, instructional adequacy, and data-based decision making. Consideration of these areas has received little attention in the empirical literature but…
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Raina Megert, BRT Projects and Personnel Manager, awarded the U of O College of Education’s 2016 Officer of Administration Award May 17, 2016The award places Raina Megert in an elite group of University of Oregon employees who have been recognized for their outstanding service to students, the College, and/or state and community partners. Raina’s nomination mentioned the essential role she plays in the $12,000,000 National Center on Assessment and Accountability for Special Education (NCAASE), an IES funded center which has…
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BRT Research Assistant Advances to Doctoral Candidacy May 17, 2016 BRT Research Assistant Dan Farley, who heads up our work on Extended Assessments for students with significant disabilities, successfully presented his dissertation proposal on May 5, 2016. This is the next-to-last step in his journey toward earning the coveted Ph.D. in Educational Methodology, Leadership, and Policy from the University of Oregon. Dan anticipates defending his dissertation in 2017. His study will focus on modeling growth for students with significant cognitive…
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