Technical Manual - Renaissance Learning

IndexResearch study procedures, 86results, 89Running record, 66SSA (Structural Analysis), 11, 13, 15, 21, 31Sample characteristics, 82SC (Sentence-Level Comprehension), 11, 13, 15, 23, 31Scaled ScorePercentile Rank conversion, 105Scaled Scores, 12, 88, 110, 135, 143relationship to Skills Ratings, 97score distributions, 108SEMs, 53School grade and age, relationship to STAR Early Literacyscores, 55Schools participating in validation study, 151Score distributions, 108, 109, 110Score interpretation, 143Score scales, 110definition and development, 43ScoresDomain Scores, 12NCE (Normal Curve Equivalent), 59, 110relationship to age and school grade, 55Scaled Score to Percentile Rank conversion, 105Scaled Scores, 12, 88, 135, 143SGP (TAM) (Student Growth Percentile (Time-AdjustedModel)), 113, 137Skill Scores, 12, 144Skill Set Scores, 136Sub-domain Scores, 136, 143Screen layout, 24Screening assessment, 117benchmarks and cut scores, 118Screening Report, 12, 137Security, 8Selection of items from the calibration bank, 42SEM (standard error of measurement)conditional standard errors of measurement (CSEM), 54data sources, 53global, 54retest, 54Scaled Scores SEMs, 53Sentence-Level Comprehension. See SCSGP (TAM) (Student Growth Percentile (Time-AdjustedModel)), 113, 137Skill domainsComprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning, 23Numbers and Operations, 23Word Knowledge and Skills, 16Skill Scores, 12, 144Skill Set Scores, 136Skill sets, 29Skill sub-domainsAP (Alphabetic Principle), 11, 15, 16, 31CW (Concept of Word), 11, 15, 17, 31EN (Early Numeracy), 11, 13, 15, 23PA (Phonemic Awareness), 11, 15, 17, 31PC (Paragraph-Level Comprehension), 11, 15, 23, 31PH (Phonics), 11, 15, 19, 31SA (Structural Analysis), 11, 15, 21, 31SC (Sentence-Level Comprehension), 11, 15, 23, 31VO (Vocabulary), 11, 15, 22, 31VS (Visual Discrimination), 11, 15, 17, 31Skills, 29Skills Ratingsrelationship to Scaled Scores, 97Spearman Brown formula, 52Split application model, 8Split-half reliability, 45STAR Early Literacy Enterprise and instructional planning,131STAR Early Literacy Enterprise in the classroom, 114recommended uses, 114score interpretation, 143STAR Reading, 41, 58, 72, 75, 76, 81, 112, 114, 116, 121, 124State standards, 13Statistical analysis, Rasch IRT model, 41Structural Analysis. See SAStudent Diagnostic Report Skill Set Scores. SeeDiagnostic–Student ReportStudent Growth Percentile (Time-Adjusted Model). See SGP(TAM)Student information, three tiers, 3Student progress monitoring, goal setting, 126Sub-domain Scores, 136, 143Sub-domains, 15, 29Summary of STAR Early Literacy validity data, 80Summary Report, 12, 131, 137Summative assessments, 4TTest administration, 85Test blueprint, 10, 86Test content, 10Test interface, 5STAR Early LiteracyTechnical Manual161