Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests (GMRT)

Reading

Rating Summary

Efficiency
Classification Accuracy
Generalizability		Moderate Low
Reliability
Validity
Disaggregated Reliability and Validity Data
	Administration	Group
	Administration & Scoring Time	55 Minutes
	Scoring Key	Computer Scored
	Benchmarks / Norms	Yes

Cost	Technology, Human Resources, and Accommodations for Special Needs	Service and Support	Purpose and Other Implementation Information	Usage and Reporting
Test booklets are sold in packages of 25 booklets. Each package includes one Directions for Administration. Students in Grade 3 mark their answers directly in the test booklet. A separate answer document is required for students in Grade 4. Answer documents may be centrally scored by the Riverside Scoring Service® or locally scored either by hand or through use of the Riverside Local ScoringPro™ software. Cost per student for Year 1: $13.49* for grade 3 and $11.14 for grade 4. Included are: directions for administration; manual for scoring and interpretation; technical report and supplement; answer document; test forms; and basic scoring service. Cost per student for subsequent years:* $10.63 for grade 3 and $4.64 for grade 4 which includes the test forms and protocol. * Per-student pricing assumes 1 of each of the identified manuals for every 25 students.	Computer access is required for full use of product services. Testers will require less than 1 hour of training. Accommodations: Test accommodations can include out-of-level testing, individual/small group administration, and repeated directions, all of which will not impact the validity of the norms. In addition, Grade 4 students who, for whatever reason, have difficulty maneuvering between test booklet and answer sheet may mark their answers directly in the test booklet.	Riverside Publishing 3800 Golf Road, Suite 100 Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008 Phone #: 800-323-9540 Website: www.riversidepublishing.com Training manuals are available and should provide all implementation information. Ongoing technical support is available through toll-free telephone support and Riverside Field Staff.	The Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests are norm-referenced screeners designed to provide a general assessment of reading achievement ability for individual students. The screening content is sensitive to the wide range of reading abilities and special interests of students. For Grades 3 and 4, each test level of the GMRT consists of two sections: Vocabulary and Comprehension. The first section of the GMRT is a test of word knowledge. It measures the student’s ability to choose the word or phrase that means most nearly the same as the test word. Selected words are suited to each grade level. The second section of the GMRT at these levels consists of reading passages written in a variety of writing styles related to various content areas. The student’s task is to choose the correct answers which will demonstrate both literal and inferential comprehension of questions about each passage.	The GMRT takes 55 minutes to administer Tests are centrally scored. Two alternate forms are available for grade 3 and grade 4. Available scores include: raw; percentile; grade equivalents; stanines; normal curve equivalents; equated; lexile; subscale/subtest; composite; and extended scale. The number of questions a student answers correctly on any test is the student’s raw score. In itself, a raw score for a test tells almost nothing about student achievement. Composite scores are obtained by adding the raw scores from the subtests together.

Test booklets are sold in packages of 25 booklets. Each package includes one Directions for Administration.

Students in Grade 3 mark their answers directly in the test booklet. A separate answer document is required for students in Grade 4. Answer documents may be centrally scored by the Riverside Scoring Service® or locally scored either by hand or through use of the Riverside Local ScoringPro™ software.

Cost per student for Year 1:
$13.49* for grade 3 and $11.14 for grade 4*. Included are: directions for administration; manual for scoring and interpretation; technical report and supplement; answer document; test forms; and basic scoring service.

Cost per student for subsequent years: $10.63 for grade 3 and $4.64 for grade 4 which includes the test forms and protocol.

* Per-student pricing assumes 1 of each of the identified manuals for every 25 students.

Computer access is required for full use of product services.

Testers will require less than 1 hour of training.

Accommodations: Test accommodations can include out-of-level testing, individual/small group administration, and repeated directions, all of which will not impact the validity of the norms. In addition, Grade 4 students who, for whatever reason, have difficulty maneuvering between test booklet and answer sheet may mark their answers directly in the test booklet.

Riverside Publishing
3800 Golf Road, Suite 100
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
Phone #: 800-323-9540

Website: www.riversidepublishing.com

Training manuals are available and should provide all implementation information. Ongoing technical support is available through toll-free telephone support and Riverside Field Staff.

The Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests are norm-referenced screeners designed to provide a general assessment of reading achievement ability for individual students. The screening content is sensitive to the wide range of reading abilities and special interests of students.

For Grades 3 and 4, each test level of the GMRT consists of two sections: Vocabulary and Comprehension. The first section of the GMRT is a test of word knowledge. It measures the student’s ability to choose the word or phrase that means most nearly the same as the test word. Selected words are suited to each grade level. The second section of the GMRT at these levels consists of reading passages written in a variety of writing styles related to various content areas. The student’s task is to choose the correct answers which will demonstrate both literal and inferential comprehension of questions about each passage.

The GMRT takes 55 minutes to administer Tests are centrally scored.

Two alternate forms are available for grade 3 and grade 4.

Available scores include: raw; percentile; grade equivalents; stanines; normal curve equivalents; equated; lexile; subscale/subtest; composite; and extended scale.

The number of questions a student answers correctly on any test is the student’s raw score. In itself, a raw score for a test tells almost nothing about student achievement. Composite scores are obtained by adding the raw scores from the subtests together.

Classification Accuracy

Classification Accuracy in Predicting Proficiency Level on the State Accountability Test
	3rd grade n = 8,436	4th grade n =6,424
False Positive Rate	0.065	0.119
False Negative Rate	0.416	0.273
Sensitivity	0.584	0.727
Specificity	0.935	0.881
Positive Predictive Power	0.728	0.443
Negative Predictive Power	0.884	0.961
Overall Classification Rate	0.855	0.864
AUC (ROC)	0.911	0.906
Base Rate	0.229	0.115
Cut Point: Reading Total SS	401	442
At 90% Sensitivity, Specificity equals	0.766	0.757
At 80% Sensitivity, Specificity equals	0.852	0.851
At 70% Sensitivity, Specificity equals	0.897	0.896

Generalizability

Description of study sample:

One state
Size: 14,860
Region: Far Western U. S.
Gender: general education population with an approximate 50-50 gender distribution
First language: Primarily English, followed by a large portion of Spanish
Language proficiency status: Sufficiently proficient for general education

Reliability

Type of Reliability	Age or Grade	n (range)	Coefficient		SEM	Information / Subjects
Type of Reliability	Age or Grade	n (range)	range	median	SEM	Information / Subjects
KR-20 (alpha)	Grade 3 Form S	4	0.96 to 0.96	0.96	3.8-4.1	Reliability estimates were derived from the 1999 and 2006 GMRT national standardization samples of approximately 2,500 to 3,500 nationally representative students, and include both Fall and Spring estimates.
KR-20 (alpha)	Grade 4 Form S	4	0.96 to 0.96	0.96	3.8-4.0	Reliability estimates were derived from the 1999 and 2006 GMRT national standardization samples of approximately 2,500 to 3,500 nationally representative students, and include both Fall and Spring estimates.
Test-retest	Grade 3 Form S	2	0.85 to 0.90	0.88	6.51-6.54	Test-retest reliabilities were derived from the 1999 and 2006 GMRT national standardization samples of approximately 600 to 900 who tested with Level 3, Form S in both the Fall and Spring (approximately a 6-month interval).
Test-retest	Grade 4 Form S	2	0.88 to 0.92	0.90	5.41-6.27	Test-retest reliabilities were derived from the 1999 and 2006 GMRT national standardization samples of approximately 500 to 900 who tested with Level 4, Form S in both the Fall and Spring (approximately a 6-month interval).

Validity

Type of Validity	Age or Grade	Test or Criterion	n (range)	Coefficient		Information / Subjects
Type of Validity	Age or Grade	Test or Criterion	n (range)	range	median	Information / Subjects
Content						See the Fourth Edition GMRT Technical Report sections "Contributions of Test Design and Development" and "Test Design" for a more detailed description of the content development considerations.
Criterion (concurrent validity)	3	GMRT 3rd Edition	1	0.92	0.92	Correlations were derived from the 1999 Third to Fourth Edition equating study sample of approximately 1,130 students and represent the relationship of Reading Total across test editions.
Criterion (concurrent validity)	4	GMRT 3rd Edition	1	0.92	0.92	Correlations were derived from the 1999 Third to Fourth Edition equating study sample of approximately 1,200 students and represent the relationship of Reading Total across test editions.
Construct (convergent validity)	3	Fourth Edition Subtest Intercorrelations	4	0.80-0.83	0.805	Correlations were derived from the 1999 and 2006 GMRT national standardization samples of approximately 2,500 to 3,500 nationally representative students, and include both fall and spring estimates of the correlation between the Vocabulary and Comprehension subtests.
Construct (convergent validity)	4	Fourth Edition Subtest Intercorrelations	4	0.79-0.81	0.795	Correlations were derived from the 1999 and 2006 GMRT national standardization samples of approximately 2,500 to 3,500 nationally representative students, and include both fall and spring estimates of the correlation between the Vocabulary and Comprehension subtests.
Construct (convergent validity)	2, 4, 6, 8, 10 combined sample	Lexile Linking Test	1	0.903	0.903	Correlation derived from the 2002 GMRT-Lexile linking study comprising a total of approximately 4,600 students across grades 2 to 10.