SWCPM score ranges corresponding to ARM performance levels show monotonic progression across terms within grades, except in first grade¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The concordance tables of SWCPM ranges for Below/On/Above Grade Level generally progress monotonically across fall and winter within each grade, but first grade is an exception. → NWEA Psychometrics and Analytics 2024

Evidence¶

NWEA Psychometrics and Analytics 2024¶

NWEA Psychometrics and Analytics. (2024). Predicting Amira Reading Mastery Based on NWEA MAP Reading Fluency Benchmark Assessment Scores. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/predicting-amira-reading-mastery-based-on-nwea-map-reading-fluency-benchmark-assessment-scores/

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Authors' interpretation of the concordance results in Table 3.8, which lists ARM performance-level ranges and corresponding SWCPM ranges for each grade and term. The report attributes the grade 1 anomaly to the transitional nature of first-grade reading and differing fall/winter samples.

"Overall, the score ranges generally show an expected pattern of monotonic progression across the terms within grades, except for the first grade."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Age and Developmental Stage — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• MAP Reading Fluency SWCPM scores correlate highly with Amira Reading Mastery scores (r = 0.90–0.96) across grades 1–5 in fall and winter — related
• MAP Reading Fluency SWCPM scores classify students into ARM proficiency categories with exact match rates of 74.6–90.8%, kappa 0.60–0.85, and overall accuracy 0.81–0.96 — related
• Students who placed on or above grade level in Grade 1 showed accelerated second-half growth in Grade 3, while growth rates declined in all placement groups — related
• Reading proficiency improved across all performance groups, with low performers reaching Grade 3b reading standards and top performers reaching Grade 6a–7a levels by Cycle 3 — related
• Linear regression outperformed equipercentile and mean-sigma equating for predicting ARM scores and was selected as the final linking model — related