Terminology
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Acronyms and Terms
PMRN: Progress Monitoring and Reporting Network
SBRR: Scientifically Based Reading Research
iii: Immediate Intensive Intervention
FCAT: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
CRT: Criterion Referenced Test
NRT: Norm referenced Test
DAR: Diagnostic Assessment of Reading
ERDA: Early Reading Diagnostic Assessment
SDRT: Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test
SAT: Stanford Achievement Test
DIBELS: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
FBBR: Families Building Better Readers
FLKRS: Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screening
Stanines
Comprise nine ranges or bands with fixed percentages
(eg., stanine 1 represents the lowest 4% and stanine 9 represents the top
4%).
Grade/age equivalents
An estimate of the grade level corresponding
to a given student's raw score.
Raw Score
The number of items answered correctly.
Standard score
Indicate the relative position
to all others scores based on a normal distribution.
Standard Error of Measurement
A range within
which a student's score would be if the student were to take the test numerous
times. All tests have inherent measurement error because they are a sample
of student performance at one particular time.
Percentile ranks
Indicate the percentage
of children the same age whose scores a child's score equals or exceeds.
Reliability
Refers to the accuracy and consistency
of test scores.
Validity
The most important technical characteristic
of a test. It demonstrates that the test actually assessed what it was
intended to measure.
Source: The
NICHD Research Program in Reading Development, Reading Disorders and Reading
Instruction.
Retrieved 22 February 2006 from:
http://www.dys-add.com/resources/RecentResearch/ReidLyonSlideShow.pdf
More Information
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http://www.sedl.org/reading/framework/glossary.html
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