Curriculum-Based Measures of Writing for High School Students
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether technically adequate curriculum-based measures of writing could be identified for use with high school students. The participants included 10th-grade general and special education students from two public school districts in Wisconsin. Students ( n = 82) completed two narrative writing samples in response to story starters, and samples were scored for four alternative curriculum-based measures: incorrect word sequences (ICWS), correct punctuation marks (CPM), adverbs (ADV), and adjectives (ADJ). Results revealed moderately strong alternate-form reliability and criterion-related validity coefficients for ICWS. Although CPM was found to be reliable, the criterion-related validity evidence varied according to the type of criterion measure. Other findings indicated that ICWS and CPM cut scores may have utility for specific screening purposes. The curriculum-based measures of ADJ and ADV, however, were not found to have the technical adequacy needed for predictive purposes.
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- Authors
- Diercks-Gransee, B., Weissenburger, J. W., Johnson, C. L., & Christensen, P.
- Affiliations
- Iowa Academy of Science (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Stout (US)
- Memorial High School, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Mahtomedi High School, Mahtomedi, Minnesota
- Corresponding author
- Weissenburger, Jacalyn Wright
- Venue
- Remedial and Special Education
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-09-23
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 360-371
- ISSN
- 0741-9325 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-4756
- OpenAlex
- W2137493210
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Remedial and Special Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Writing and Handwriting Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Keywords
- curriculum-based measurement, writing assessment, high school students, narrative writing, punctuation, adverbs, adjectives, alternate form reliability, criterion validity, screening, special education students, general education students
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