The Technical Adequacy of Curriculum-Based Measurement Passage Copying With Secondary School English Language Learners

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of a passage-copying measure that could be used to indicate general writing proficiency among secondary school English language learners. Participants were 57 students in 3 high school English as a second language classes. Alternate-form reliabilities for passage copying were generally in the moderate range; validity coefficients were also moderate. Sufficiently reliable and valid scoring procedures are identified for further study.

Notes

Note. SD are in parentheses. MBST = Minnesota Basic Skills Test; TEAE = Test of Emerging Academic English; TOWL–3 = Test of Written Language–Third Edition.

^a N = 57.

^b N = 29.

^c N = 37.

^d N = 33.

Note. MBST = Minnesota Basic Skills Test; TEAE = Test of Emerging Academic English; TOWL–3 = Test of Written Language–Third Edition.

^a  N = 57.

^b N = 29.

^c N = 37.

^d N = 33.

**p < .01, 2-tailed.

Note. SD are in parentheses. WW = words written; CW = correct words; CIW = correct minus incorrect words; %CW = percent correct words; CWS = correct word sequences; CIWS = correct minus incorrect word sequences; %CWS = percent correct word sequences.

^a  N = 53.

^b N = 54.

^c N = 55.

^d N = 51.

Note. Sufficiently reliable scoring procedures (r = .65) are bolded. WW = words written; CW = correct words; CIW = correct minus incorrect words; %CW = percent correct words; CWS = correct word sequences; CIWS = correct minus incorrect word sequences; %CWS = percent correct word sequences.

**p < .01, 2-tailed.

Note. Sufficiently valid scoring procedures (r = .50) are bolded. MBST = Minnesota Basic Skills Test; TEAE = Test of Emerging Academic English; TOWL–3 = Test of Written Language–Third Edition; CIW = correct minus incorrect words; CWS = correct word sequences; CIWS = correct minus incorrect word sequences; WW = words written; CW = correct words.

*p < .05, 2-tailed. **p < .01, 2-tailed.