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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"cut scores"”.
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Evaluation of Teacher Ratings to Improve Child Language Screenings in Speech-Language Pathology
… of children with SLI. When empirically-derived cut scores for each screener were utilized, accuracy of the teacher ratings improved, and a discriminant function analysis with empirically-derived cut scores selected the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test 4 (PPVT-4; Dunn & Dunn, 2007) and TROLL as …
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Bidimensional acculturation measurement and sexual risk-taking of Latino college students
… operationalize acculturation. The first method (cut scores) uses arithmetic means for Latino and Anglo orientation, and subtracts the Latino Orientation mean from the Anglo mean to create a difference score that is placed on an acculturation continuum. The second method (top- and bottom-third …
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Validating and Refining a Locally Developed Universal Screening System in High School Mathematics
… that used the same resources but with different cut scores. The goal for the screener was to accurately identify students who would Meet grade level proficiency on the state of Texas’ Algebra 1 End of Course exam. The current screening system used a multi-gating procedure that included the …
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Basic skills teacher licensure test scores as college of education admission criteria
… of the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) cut-scores as teacher education program admission criteria. PPST and American College Test (ACT) scores of 372 graduates, and PPST scores and other academic characteristics of 1,062 graduates of a Nevada teacher education program were examined. …
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Examining Predictive Validity and Rates of Growth in Curriculum-Based Measurement with English Language Learners in the Intermediate Grades
… they accounted for significant variance in scores or growth for ELLs. The predictive validity of fall and winter R-CBM was investigated with respect to a state standards test through correlations for ELLs and non-ELLs. Also, the diagnostic accuracy of R-CBM cut scores was investigated in …
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Detecting feigning in adolescents on the Personality Assessment Inventory-Adolescent form
… good utility in differentiating between groups. Cut-scores and implications for practice – such as the need to calculate the RDF when feigning is a risk and how to proceed once feigning is discovered - are discussed.
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Predicting sandbagging on sideline concussion tests using performance validity tests
… purpose of the current study was to determine if scores on commonly used and relatively inexpensive sideline concussion tests (e.g., Standardized Assessment of Concussion [SAC] and Standardized Concussion Assessment Tool, Fifth Edition [SCAT-5]) could differentiate between individuals asked to …
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Relationships Among Early Literacy Curriculum Based Measurement and Reading State Criterion Tests Over Time
… accuracy of the DIBELS using the recommended cut scores when screening for the performance on the PSSA Reading domain. These findings imply that the assessment of early literacy skills, as early as the winter of kindergarten, predicts future reading performance up to seven years later. …
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Predicting Aggression and Stress in Law Enforcement using the MMPI : a Vulnerability Hypothesis
… discussed relative to new measures for selection cut scores in the law enforcement hiring process using the MMPI. Further the potential utility of AGR and SVS measures are discussed in terms of their use in managing stress and aggression among active law enforcement professionals.</p>
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Screening for energy restriction in middle and late life
… loss as a preventative health measure or when acute or chronic illnesses (e.g., diabetes or cancers) impact eating. The present online study (a) evaluated the accuracy of and suggested optimal cut-scores for the EAT-26 and EDE-Q in this age group and (b) examined the accuracy of a measure of …
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Predictors of Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Relationships Between Cognitive, Physical, and Subjective Measures of Disease Burden
… used to investigate predictors of QoL in 55 consecutive MS patients, recruited as part of the Cognition and Demyelinating Disease project at the UTSW MS Clinic. Out of all cognitive, physical, and self-report predictors of overall health-related QoL, only the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) …
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Teachers'' Perspectives on the Standards of Learning School Reform in Virginia
… accountability-based school reform that underscores teachers' perspectives. Also, the study discussed the need for fuller disclosure of the possible undesirable classroom effects of the reform. To address these needs, the study described teachers' perspectives on the Standards of Learning …
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Resolving Insanity: Improving Professional Development Structures to Support Student Success
… continue in their attempt to improve test scores while providing professional development which is rarely structured to the needs of the educators who provide instruction to students. The constant pressures applied to leaders regarding improving test scores adds to this insanity. The Every …
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Virginia Teacher Licensure Examination Policy: Intended and Unintended Effects on Teacher Availability and Minority Representation
A major component of the screening process for prospective teachers is the licensure examination. The examination serves two important functions: (a) sorting and screening candidates and (b) defining the knowledge base for professional practice. The first function receives the most attention from …
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Mastery of Sixth-Grade Mathematics Expectations as Measured by the Seventh-Grade Michigan Education Assessment Program from 2005 to 2007
… of Education (MDE) containing the student scores of individual test items on the mathematics Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) for seventh-grade students in Michigan for 2005 to 2007 formed the basis for this secondary data analysis. Michigan’s seventh-grade students’ mastery of …
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FACTORS AFFECTING DAYTIME DRYNESS IN PRESCHOOLERS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHILD-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT HISTORY
… average range, and 32% of the children had FSIQ scores in the intellectual disability (ID) range. The adaptive behavior profile for this sample indicated significant impairments in adaptive behavior functioning and a relative weakness in socialization, which were consistent with previous research …