Foundational Skills test scores generally increased across terms and grades, with less growth observed at higher grades¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the 2018-2019 norming sample, test scores in each domain generally increased across terms and grades, and as students advanced to a higher grade less cross-grade and within-grade growth was observed. → Wei He 2022

Evidence¶

Wei He 2022¶

Wei He, NWEA Psychometric Solutions. (2022). Achievement and Growth Norms for English MAP Reading Fluency Foundational Skills. NWEA. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/achievement-and-growth-norms-for-english-map-reading-fluency-foundational-skills/

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive analysis of test scores by domain, term, and grade in the norming sample (Table 3.1), reporting mean, SD, and N of test events. The report states scores "increased across terms and grades" with diminishing growth at higher grades; no effect size is printed.

"For each domain, test scores in general increased across terms and grades. As students advanced to a higher grade (e.g., from Grades 2 to Grade 3), less cross-grade and within-grade growth was observed."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Decoding — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Mean foundational-skills scores rise from fall to spring with the largest gains in kindergarten and grade 1, and growth flattens by grades 2-3 — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Between-term score correlations are moderate and lowest for Phonological Awareness — related
• Cross-term Foundational Skills scores were moderately correlated, with correlations ranging from 0.48 to 0.82 depending on domain and grade — related
• Norming-sample testing volume is concentrated in kindergarten and grade 1, which together account for more than 70% of test events — related