Universal screening for algebra readiness in middle school: Why, what, and does it work?

Within a multi-tier system of support (MTSS), results from universal screeners help teachers make instructional decisions early in the learning process to prevent and remediate skill gaps. Universal screeners help teachers determine students' need for and intensity of additional instructional s...

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Published in:Investigations in mathematics learning 2019-04, Vol.11 (2), p.120-133
Main Authors: Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R., Shivraj, Pooja, Basaraba, Deni, Schielack, Jane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Algebra
Algebra readiness
Classification
Knowledge Level
Mathematics Skills
Middle School Students
multi-tiered systems of support
Readiness
response to intervention
Screening Tests
Student Needs
Test Construction
test development
Test Reliability
Test Validity
universal screener
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Summary:Within a multi-tier system of support (MTSS), results from universal screeners help teachers make instructional decisions early in the learning process to prevent and remediate skill gaps. Universal screeners help teachers determine students' need for and intensity of additional instructional support to reach their learning goals by efficiently providing reliable and trustworthy information. In this article, we describe the value of implementing universal screening assessments in middle school mathematics that focus on algebra readiness. To instantiate a framework for developing and evaluating an algebra-readiness universal screener, we present an example universal screener and discuss the design considerations used to create the assessment system and share a summary of technical adequacy data to document the utility of the results for supporting teachers' decision making. This example is intended to illustrate the framework to support test developers and administrators who are interested in providing teachers with useful data about students' readiness for algebra.
ISSN:1947-7503
2472-7466
DOI:10.1080/19477503.2017.1401033