Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: The Longitudinal Value of Local Cut Scores Using State Test Data

Autor/inn/en	Nelson, Peter M.; Van Norman, Ethan R.; VanDerHeyden, Amanda
Titel	Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: The Longitudinal Value of Local Cut Scores Using State Test Data
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 35 (2017) 7, S.683-694 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/0734282916658567
Schlagwörter	Cutting Scores; Longitudinal Studies; Benchmarking; Middle School Students; Decision Making; Reading Tests; Mathematics Achievement; Accuracy; State Standards; Screening Tests; Statistical Analysis; Mathematics Tests; Reading Achievement; Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Lesetest; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Screening-Verfahren; Statistische Analyse; Leseleistung
Abstract	We used existing reading (n = 1,498) and math (n = 2,260) data to evaluate state test scores for screening middle school students. In Phase 1, state test data were used to create a research-derived cut score that was optimal for predicting state test performance the following year. In Phase 2, those cut scores were applied with future cohorts. Diagnostic accuracy of the research-derived cut scores was compared with the state's proficiency benchmark from the previous year. Across grades and content areas, research-derived cut scores yielded higher sensitivity and lower specificity values relative to state-defined cut scores. Marked decreases in sensitivity and specificity were not observed in subsequent years. Results provide evidence for procedures in which previous state test data are repurposed for screening decisions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01