3/25/2018
Lexia® Core5® Reading's Assessment Without Testing Technology Predicts Reading Ability
PURPOSE: Screening and monitoring student reading progress can be costly and time consuming. Assessment embedded within an online instructional program can capture student progress while limiting testing time outside of instruction. This paper examined the validity of using performance measures from Lexia® Core5® Reading gathered through embedded Assessment Without Testing® (AWT) technology as indicators of reading ability.
METHOD: The validity of Core5’s AWT technology was assessed by examining correlations between Core5 performance measures (Predictor scores and Benchmark status) and measures obtained from MAP—an established progress monitoring tool—and SBAC—a national outcome assessment.
KEY FINDINGS
- Correlations between Core5 performance measures and MAP scores for K–5 students were significant at the beginning, middle, and end of year and fell in the medium range, except for one low correlation for kindergarten students.
- Correlations between end-of-year Core5 performance measures and SBAC scores for students in grades 3–5 were significant and fell in the medium range.
- Students who reached Benchmark in Core5 were more likely to obtain higher scores on SBAC than the general population of students administered SBAC in the same state.
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