Yury Puzis

Two-thirds of U.S. students in grades 3–12 read below proficiency, yet most existing reading assessments lack the depth needed to identify specific areas of difficulty. ReadBasix, developed by ETS, is a validated diagnostic reading assessment that measures six foundational reading skills. Charmtech Labs created Capti, a platform designed to develop, deliver, and manage assessments.

Research shows that when students struggle to read, the best course of action is to use a diagnostic assessment and then plan interventions for students that build the deficient reading skills. In a previous project funded through the IES Reading for Understanding Research Initiative, ETS created the ReadBasix assessment, and through ED/IES SBIR contracts in 2021 and 2022, Charmtech built the Capti Assess platform to develop, administer, and bring assessments to market. In this project, the ...

In this project, the research team will develop a scenario-based reading assessment that employs machine learning to personalize student learning. Students who fail to achieve proficiency in reading are at increased risk for dropping out of school. New forms of assessment can be used to measure student performance in real-time and to provide insights to educators to inform instruction.