The Relationship between Race, Income, and Oral Reading Fluency and Performance on Two Reading Comprehension Measures

Oral reading fluency is a good predictor of performance on state reading assessments. The present study addressed the issue of bias by examining whether oral reading fluency scores differentially predict performance on a state reading assessment and the Metropolitan Achievement Tests, 7th Edition (M...

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Published in:Journal of psychoeducational assessment 2004-12, Vol.22 (4), p.351-364
Main Authors: Hixson, Michael D., McGlinchey, Margaret T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement Tests
African American Students
Curriculum Based Assessment
Grade 4
Low Income Groups
Metropolitan Achievement Tests
Multiple Linear Regression
Multiple Regression Analysis
Predictor Variables
Reading Comprehension
Reading Fluency
Reading Tests
Socioeconomic Status
State Reading Assessments
Stepwise Regression
Test Bias
United States (Midwest)
White Students
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Summary:Oral reading fluency is a good predictor of performance on state reading assessments. The present study addressed the issue of bias by examining whether oral reading fluency scores differentially predict performance on a state reading assessment and the Metropolitan Achievement Tests, 7th Edition (MAT/7) across economic and racial groups. Information from 442 fourth-grade students from a Midwest public school was analyzed using multiple linear regression. All three variables made a significant contribution to predicting performance on the state assessment and the MAT/7. Oral reading fluency made the greatest contribution. The results also indicate that the oral reading fluency scores exhibit intercept bias on the state reading test. A stepwise regression procedure found no evidence of bias. On both the state reading test and the MAT/7, the test scores of African American and low-income students were overpredicted, whereas those of Caucasian and higher-income students were underpredicted.
ISSN:0734-2829
1557-5144
DOI:10.1177/073428290402200405