Primary Screener for Mathematics (PSM) and Diagnostic Assessment of Math Skills

数学初级筛选 (PSM) 和数学技能诊断评估

• 批准号: 8590049
• 负责人: John Emile Beaulieu
• 金额: $ 18.3万
• 依托单位: STRETCHING CHARTS, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-18 至 2015-06-17
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8590049
• 关键词: Achievement; Address; Area; Data; Development; Diagnostic; Diagnostic Procedure; Early identification; Educational process of instructing; Ensure; Evaluation; Evidence based intervention; Feedback; Foundations; Future; Instruction; International; Internet; Intervention; Knowledge; Lead; Learning; Mathematics; Measurement; Measures; Monitor; Online Systems; Paper; Performance; Phase; Predictive Value; Problem Solving; Process; Property; Psychometrics; Recommendation; Remedial Teaching; Reporting; Research; Research Personnel; Review Literature; Schools; Screening procedure; Sensitivity and Specificity; Staging; Students; System; Testing; Thinking; Time; Work; Writing; base; brief screening; early childhood; elementary school; experience; fourth grade; improved; instrument; kindergarten; programs; public health relevance; remediation; screening; skills; success; teacher; tool

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Based on the poor performance of fourth grade students on national and international tests of mathematics, it is evident students in the early grades are not adequately prepared in mathematics. Several researchers have demonstrated that students who complete kindergarten with an inadequate knowledge of basic mathematics concepts and skills will continue to experience difficulties with mathematics throughout their elementary and secondary years. There is a critical need for early identification of students who are experiencing difficulties in mathematics and, then, to provide immediate and targeted instruction in order to remediate these deficits. Four domains are important to building a strong foundation in mathematics: topics within number, solving problems focusing on relationships, understanding measurement, and working with spatial concepts. However, most screeners and diagnostic instruments for early identification of mathematics deficiencies only address the concept of number. As a result, the information provided to teachers for remediation is inadequate and incomplete. This project will develop a web-based two stage assessment system: the Primary Screener for Mathematics (PSM), a tool for quickly identifying students with mathematics deficiencies, and the Primary Mathematics Assessment (PMA), a more comprehensive targeted assessment, which will provide a more in- depth profile of specific deficits and lead to better instructional recommendations. The information provided by the PSM and PMA will be used to develop a more comprehensive remediation program for K-2 students struggling in mathematics. This web-based PSM and PMA assessment system will provide immediate feedback, which will result in more timely and comprehensive remedial interventions. The proposed research will focus on refining and validating a web-based PSM and PMA. Additional items will be assessed and tested to determine their reliability and psychometric properties. Potential items for the PSM and PMA will be assessed by evaluating the measures with 100 students in each of three grade levels (K-2) using a beta version of the PSM. After the PSM and PMA items are developed they will be integrated to a beta web-based PMA system that will be evaluated with an additional 300 K-2 students. In Phase II, the assessment system will be evaluated for predictive and concurrent validly and a full set of mathematics instructions and lesson plans will be created to assist teachers in teaching remedial skills. The screening measure (PSM) and the more extensive diagnostic measure (PMA) will be evaluated for test-retest reliability and for concurrent and predictive validity.

描述（由申请人提供）：基于四年级学生在国内和国际数学考试中表现不佳，很明显低年级学生在数学方面没有做好充分的准备。一些研究人员已经证明，在基本数学概念和技能知识不足的情况下完成幼儿园学业的学生将在整个小学和中学阶段继续遇到数学困难。迫切需要及早识别在数学方面遇到困难的学生，然后提供立即和有针对性的指导，以纠正这些缺陷。对于打下坚实的数学基础来说，四个领域非常重要：数字主题、解决关系问题、理解测量以及处理空间概念。然而，大多数用于早期识别数学缺陷的筛查仪和诊断工具仅涉及数字的概念。因此，提供给教师进行补救的信息不充分且不完整。该项目将开发一个基于网络的两阶段评估系统：初级数学筛选器（PSM），一种快速识别数学缺陷学生的工具，以及初级数学评估（PMA），一种更全面的有针对性的评估，它将提供更深入地了解具体缺陷并得出更好的教学建议。 PSM 和 PMA 提供的信息将用于为数学困难的 K-2 学生制定更全面的补救计划。这个基于网络的 PSM 和 PMA 评估系统将提供即时反馈，从而采取更及时、更全面的补救干预措施。拟议的研究将侧重于完善和验证基于网络的 PSM 和 PMA。将评估和测试其他项目以确定其可靠性和心理测量特性。 PSM 和 PMA 的潜在项目将通过使用 PSM 测试版对三个年级 (K-2) 每个年级 100 名学生进行评估来评估。 PSM 和 PMA 项目开发完成后，将集成到基于 Web 的 PMA 测试版系统中，另外 300 名 K-2 学生将对该系统进行评估。第二阶段将评估评估系统的预测性和并发性，并制定全套数学教学和教案，协助教师教授补习技能。将评估筛查措施（PSM）和更广泛的诊断措施（PMA）的重测可靠性以及并发和预测有效性。