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*Result*: Exploration of the Predictive Validity of Middle School Math Screeners

Title:
Exploration of the Predictive Validity of Middle School Math Screeners
Language:
English
Authors:
Ethan R. Van Norman (ORCID 0000-0002-5078-2560), David A. Klingbeil (ORCID 0000-0003-2571-4424), Hannah K. Crespy
Source:
Psychology in the Schools. 2026 63(2):423-432.
Availability:
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
10
Publication Date:
2026
Document Type:
*Academic Journal* Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Education Level:
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors:
Screening Tests, Mathematics Tests, Predictive Validity, Middle School Students, Scores, Computer Assisted Testing, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Mathematics
Assessment and Survey Identifiers:
Measures of Academic Progress
DOI:
10.1002/pits.70101
ISSN:
0033-3085
1520-6807
Entry Date:
2026
Accession Number:
EJ1493883
Database:
ERIC

*Further Information*

*Universal screening is a key element of multi-tiered systems of support. Relative to literacy, fewer studies have investigated the psychometric properties of math assessments particularly amongst middle school students. We investigated whether outcomes from two types of curriculum-based measures (CBMs), computational fluency (M-COMP) and concepts and application (M-CAP) were predictive of end of year test scores after accounting for performance on a computer adaptive test of broad math performance (Measures of Academic Progress--MAP). We used quantile regression to determine whether M-COMP and M-CAP were differentially important in predicting end of year scores as a function of overall student skill level (e.g., students performing far below expectations) after accounting for MAP scores. Including M-COMP consistently improved predictions of end of year state test scores for grade six students scoring below the 25th percentile on an end of year achievement test. M-COMP and M-CAP provided limited additional predictive utility across skill levels for students in grades seven and eight.*

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