Paulina Kulesz
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Special Education FY2024
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Grant
Application of Explanatory Item Response Models to Understand Influence of Reader-Text Interactions on Reading Comprehension and Reading Intervention Effects
Reading comprehension is viewed by researchers as being the product of complex interactions between a reader, a text, and an activity, but little research has been conducted to look at these specific interactions. At the same time, it is common for reading interventions to show positive effects on tests designed by researchers but not on standardized tests. The purpose of this project is to explore the interaction between readers and texts and how this interaction differs for different kinds...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A170251
Grant
Improving the Accuracy of Academic Vocabulary Assessment for English Language Learners
The researchers sought to improve understanding of factors that affect assessment of vocabulary knowledge among English learners (ELs) in unintended ways by conducting multiple item-level analyses. Based on those findings, the researchers refined an existing academic vocabulary assessment to be psychometrically and theoretically sound for these students. Results from this study can be used to expand what is known about item characteristics that are differentially difficult for ELs as well as...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A170151
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