BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH & TEACHING
Research and Development in Student Learning and Academic Assessment
Lai, C. F., Irvin, P. S., Alonzo, J., Park, B. J., & Tindal, G. (2012). Analyzing the reliability of the easyCBM reading comprehension measures: Grade 2 (Technical Report No. 1201). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. TechRpt_1201
Park, B. J., Anderson, D., Alonzo, J., Lai, C. F., & Tindal, G. (2012). An examination of test-retest, alternate form reliability, and generalizability theory study of the easyCBM reading assessments: Grade 3 (Technical Report No. 1218). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. TechRpt_1218
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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Tindal, G., Alonzo, J., & Anderson, D. (2009). Local normative data on easyCBM® reading and mathematics: Fall 2009 (Technical Report No. 0918). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. TechRpt_0918
Documenting Reading Achievement and Growth for Students Taking Alternate Assessments. Students with disabilities have been included in state accountability systems for more than a decade; however, only in the past few years have alternate assessments of alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS) become stable enough to allow examination of these students’ achievement growth. Using data from Oregon’s AA-AAS in Reading during the period 2008–2009 to 2010–2011, we examined the achievement growth for a sample of 1,061 elementary students using two growth models:…
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Patterns of Statewide Test Participation for Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities. Students with significant cognitive disabilities are eligible to participate in two statewide testing options for accountability: alternate assessments or general assessments with appropriate accommodations. Participation guidelines are generally quite vague, leading to students “switching” test participation between years. In this study, we tracked test participation for two cohorts of students with a documented disability over 3 years. Results suggested approximately 25% of students who initially took the alternate assessment…
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Achievement Gaps for Students with Disabilities: Stable, Widening, or Narrowing on a State-wide Reading Comprehension Test. Reading comprehension growth trajectories from 3rd to 7th grade were estimated for 99,919 students on a state reading comprehension assessment. We examined whether differences between students in general education (GE) and groups of students identified as exceptional learners were best characterized as stable, widening, or narrowing. The groups included students with disabilities (SWD) from 8 exceptionality groups and 2 groups of academically gifted students…
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Kahn, J., Nese, J. F. T., Alonzo, J. (2016). Teacher survey of the accessibility and text features of the computerized oral reading evaluation (CORE). (Technical Report No. 1601). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. There is strong theoretical support for oral reading fluency (ORF) as an essential building block of reading proficiency. The current study was part of a larger project to develop and validate a computerized ORF assessment system–Computerized Oral Reading Evaluation(CORE)–to reduce limitations in current…
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AERA (April 16th – 20th, 2015, Chicago, IL) The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. Teacher in School Contribution to Student Growth. (Poster Session). Anderson, D. TchrContributionStdntGr_Anderson National Middle School Mathematics Within-Year Growth Norms. (Paper Presentation). Anderson, D., Irvin, P. S., Nese, J. F. T., Alonzo, J., & Tindal, G. MS…
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AERA (April 8th – April 12th, 2016, Washington, DC) The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. Interventions Being Implemented in Response to Intervention: A Snapshot of the Nation. Alonzo, J., & Tindal, G. RTI InterventionsBeingImplemented_AlonzoTindal Comparing Passage Lengths and Human vs. Speech Recognition Scoring or Oral Reading Fluency. Nese, J. F. T.,…
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