RIPM TECHNICAL REPORT #21: A Replication of Static Use of Six Brief Middle School Mathematics Measures
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The present study extends initial work on the development of brief mathematics measures for middle school students. Participants included 472 students in Grades 7 and 8. Six brief mathematics measures were investigated, including two measures traditionally used with mathematics measures were investigated, including two measures traditionally used with
elementary (Grade 6) students and four measures designed specifically for middle school. All six required short administration times (less than 8 minutes) and would be suitable for both screening and progress monitoring. In addition, Grade 7 students also completed three mathematics screening measures at the beginning of the school year. These district screening tools included two comprehensive measures developed by district teachers (one multiple choice and one constructed response) and a commercial algebra prognosis test. Each of the district screeners required approximately 40-45 minutes for administration. Data from the district's high stakes assessment in mathematics (the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) were available for all students.
Data analyses included examinations of the alternate-form reliability and criterion validity of the progress monitoring measures. Criterion validity was also examined for the district screeners. Regression methods were used to explore the potential use of the measures in combination; discriminant analyses were used to examine the accuracy of predicting which students would pass the high stakes assessment. Results indicated that the district screeners (particularly the algebra measure and the multiple choice measure) had stronger relations with the high stakes assessment than the majority of the progress monitoring measures. Among the progress monitoring measures, the Grade 6 concepts and applications measure produced criterion validity coefficients and classification accuracy results that were similar to the district screeners.
Available online at: http://www.progressmonitoring.org/pdf/TR21MSMathStatic.pdf
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