TABLE 3.
Classification Accuracy Statistics for Reading Fluency Measures Predicting Reader Classification on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Reading Comprehension Test at Grades 6 to 8a,b
| Measure and Benchmark | False-Positive Rate | False-Negative Rate | Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive Predictive Rate | Negative Predictive Rate | Overall Classification Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th Percentile ORF | 0.07 | 0.73 | 0.27 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.52 | 0.58 |
| 50th Percentile ORF | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.66 |
| 75th Percentile ORF | 0.71 | 0.09 | 0.91 | 0.29 | 0.60 | 0.74 | 0.63 |
| 25th Percentile Maze | 0.14 | 0.65 | 0.35 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.53 | 0.59 |
| 50th Percentile Maze | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.64 |
| 75th Percentile Maze | 0.63 | 0.16 | 0.84 | 0.37 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.62 |
| 25th Percentile TOSREC | 0.10 | 0.63 | 0.37 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.55 | 0.62 |
| 50th Percentile TOSREC | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| 75th Percentile TOSREC | 0.61 | 0.08 | 0.92 | 0.39 | 0.64 | 0.80 | 0.67 |
| 25th Percentile TOSCRF | 0.13 | 0.65 | 0.35 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.54 | 0.59 |
| 50th Percentile TOSCRF | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.63 |
| 75th Percentile TOSCRF | 0.85 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.15 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.39 |
| TAKS 2006 Readinga | 0.38 | 0.18 | 0.82 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
Note. n = 1,421. ORF = Oral Reading Fluency Curriculum-Based Passage Fluency; Maze = AIMSweb Maze Curriculum-Based Measure; TOSREC = Test of Silent Reading Effiency and Comprehension; TOSCRF = Test of Silent Contextual Reading Fluency.
Based on 2,150 Scale Score.
Base rate = 0.55.