Summarizing Trend in Student Achievement: A Comparison of Methods
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A substantial literature is evolving in support of direct, continuous monitoring of student academic achievement with data-based modifications of instruction. A critical element in proposed data-utilization strategies is an estimation of the slope of student skill acquisition. The split-middle (SM) and ordinary-least-squares (OLS) procedures have been recommended for this purpose, but little is known regarding their relative advantages. This study examined the accuracy and precision of the SM and OLS estimates of trend for 20 special education students whose reading progress was monitored for an academic year using Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) procedures. Although neither procedure resulted in systematic over-or under-predictions of performance, the OLS procedure generated estimates of future performance that were consistently closer to actual performance than the SM estimates. Thus, practitioners estimating the trend of CBM measures of reading skill can expect an increase in the precision of the estimates if they use an OLS estimate instead of the SM estimate.
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Training and structure of instruction is an important component of effective data utilization for systematic use in school settings.
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- Authors
- Shinn, M. R., Good, R. H., & Stein, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Oregon (US)
- Bend Public Schools
- Venue
- School Psychology Review
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1989-09-01
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 356-370
- ISSN
- 0279-6015 (ISSN-L)
- 2372-966X
- OpenAlex
- W3208018112
- Cited by
- 58
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 2.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- School Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Educational Assessment and Improvement
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- trend estimation, academic performance, ordinary least squares, curriculum-based measurement, reading progress monitoring, special education students, data-based instruction, prediction accuracy
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