Newsela ELA Quizzes Are a Robust Indicator of ELA Achievement in Texas

January 1, 2025

Validity report preview

Newsela ELA quiz performance was strongly associated with end-of-year reading achievement

Review a Texas validity report examining how Newsela ELA quiz performance relates to MAP Growth Reading scores and projected end-of-year ELA proficiency for students in Grades 3–8.

Key Findings

Evidence of assessment validity

The report found associations between Newsela ELA quiz performance, spring MAP Growth Reading achievement, and projected end-of-year ELA proficiency.

1,617 students

Texas student sample

The study included students in Grades 3–8 across seven districts representing multiple regions of Texas.

2× more likely

Proficiency connection

Students who scored above 75% on Newsela ELA quizzes were more than twice as likely to achieve projected end-of-year proficiency.

r = 0.53 p < .001

Strong positive correlation

Newsela ELA quiz scores showed a strong positive correlation with spring MAP Growth Reading achievement.

Interim indicator

Formative assessment signal

The findings support Newsela quizzes as low-stakes indicators of student ELA achievement between benchmark assessments.

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Newsela ELA Quizzes Are a Robust Indicator of ELA Achievement in Texas

January 1, 2025

Validity report preview

Newsela ELA quiz performance was strongly associated with end-of-year reading achievement

Review a Texas validity report examining how Newsela ELA quiz performance relates to MAP Growth Reading scores and projected end-of-year ELA proficiency for students in Grades 3–8.

Key Findings

Evidence of assessment validity

The report found associations between Newsela ELA quiz performance, spring MAP Growth Reading achievement, and projected end-of-year ELA proficiency.

1,617 students

Texas student sample

The study included students in Grades 3–8 across seven districts representing multiple regions of Texas.

2× more likely

Proficiency connection

Students who scored above 75% on Newsela ELA quizzes were more than twice as likely to achieve projected end-of-year proficiency.

r = 0.53 p < .001

Strong positive correlation

Newsela ELA quiz scores showed a strong positive correlation with spring MAP Growth Reading achievement.

Interim indicator

Formative assessment signal

The findings support Newsela quizzes as low-stakes indicators of student ELA achievement between benchmark assessments.

Authored By

Newsela ELA Quizzes Are a Robust Indicator of ELA Achievement in Texas

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Validity report preview

Newsela ELA quiz performance was strongly associated with end-of-year reading achievement

Review a Texas validity report examining how Newsela ELA quiz performance relates to MAP Growth Reading scores and projected end-of-year ELA proficiency for students in Grades 3–8.

Key Findings

Evidence of assessment validity

The report found associations between Newsela ELA quiz performance, spring MAP Growth Reading achievement, and projected end-of-year ELA proficiency.

1,617 students

Texas student sample

The study included students in Grades 3–8 across seven districts representing multiple regions of Texas.

2× more likely

Proficiency connection

Students who scored above 75% on Newsela ELA quizzes were more than twice as likely to achieve projected end-of-year proficiency.

r = 0.53 p < .001

Strong positive correlation

Newsela ELA quiz scores showed a strong positive correlation with spring MAP Growth Reading achievement.

Interim indicator

Formative assessment signal

The findings support Newsela quizzes as low-stakes indicators of student ELA achievement between benchmark assessments.

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