ERIC Number: EJ941271
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
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Two-Stage Screening for Math Problem-Solving Difficulty Using Dynamic Assessment of Algebraic Learning
Fuchs, Lynn S.; Compton, Donald L.; Fuchs, Douglas; Hollenbeck, Kurstin N.; Hamlett, Carol L.; Seethaler, Pamela M.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v44 n4 p372-380 Jul-Aug 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the utility of a dynamic assessment (DA) of algebraic learning in predicting third graders' development of mathematics word-problem difficulty. In the fall, 122 third-grade students were assessed on a test of math word-problem skill and DA of algebraic learning. In the spring, they were assessed on word-problem performance. Logistic regression was conducted to contrast two models. One relied exclusively on the fall test of math word-problem skill to predict word-problem difficulty on the spring outcome (less than the 25th percentile). The second model relied on a combination of the fall test of math word-problem skill and the fall DA to predict the same outcome. Holding sensitivity at 87.5%, the universal screener alone resulted in a high proportion of false positives, which was practically reduced when DA was included in the prediction model. Findings are discussed in terms of a two-stage process for screening students within a responsiveness-to-intervention prevention model. (Contains 1 note and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Grade 3, Problem Solving, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Word Problems (Mathematics), Elementary School Students, Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Predictor Variables, Evaluation Methods, Screening Tests, Response to Intervention, Mathematics Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability; Woodcock Reading Mastery Test
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