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Author Archive: Denise Swanson
Funding Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Stepping Up Technology Implementation Pur p os e : The field lacks a comprehensive assessment of children’s early risk for reading disabilities (RD) that can be seamlessly used during the critical preschool‐ to‐ kindergarten transition. In addition, fundamentally different approaches to assessment across settings threaten the promise of effective early RD prevention. Consequently, we propose to develp strategies and resources to bridge assessment and data‐based decision‐making practices across preschool and kindergarten to promote…
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Computerized Oral Reading Evaluation (CORE) PI: Joseph F. T. NeseCo-PI: Akihito Kamata (Southern Methodist University) This research project is supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R305A140203 to the University of Oregon. Purpose: The purpose of this project is to develop and validate a new computerized assessments system of oral reading fluency (ORF), called Computerized Oral Reading Evaluation (CORE). CORE will contain an automated scoring algorithm based on a speech recognition engine and a…
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Date: Spring 2016 The 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,…
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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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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
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Behavioral Research and Teaching is comprised of a small group of researchers conducting research and development in student learning academic assessment. The shop is funded from federal grants and state contracts and is comprised of faculty, staff, and students committed to the development of effective educational programs for all students. The projects at BRT concentrate on access to learning so that appropriate and accurate information can be collected from all students to improve decision-making. We focus on developing information systems…
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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.
Oregon Department of Education (ODE)/ Office of Student Services (OSS) sponsored test development activities: Oregon Assessment Frameworks (EAFs) – 2015-2016 User Guide . Farley, D., Irvin, P. S., Jonas, S., & Tindal, G. EAF 2015 – 16 User Guide 1. ODE/OSS English Language Arts Essentialized Assessment Frameworks ELA_EA Frameworks_2015 2. ODE/OSS Math Essentialized Assessment Frameworks Math_EA Frameworks_2015 3. ODE/OSS Science Essentialized Assessment Frameworks Science_EA Frameworks_2015
Oregon Extended Item Development. (2014-2016). Farley, D., Irvin, P. S., Jonas, S., & Tindal, G. 1. Essentialization Process 2. OR Extended Assessment Test Blueprint_2015-16 3. OR Extended Assessment Development Process 2015 ORExt_Item Devt_Process_2015 4. OR Extended Assessment Item Writer Trainings ORExt_Item Writer Training_2014 5. OR Extended Assessment-Item Development Info. & Specifications 2014-15 ORExt_ Item Devt Test Specs_2014 6. OR Extended Assessment Item Reviews-Fall 2014 ORExt ORExt_Item Reviews_Fall 2014