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  • R-CBM
  • Reading- Curriculum Based Measurement
  • R-Path
  • Reading- Pathway Passage
  • R-Span
  • Reading- Spanish Curriculum Based Measurement
  • Raw Score
  • The number of items per test or subtest that a student answers correctly. Because the total number of items varies from test to test, raw scores cannot be directly compared with each other. For example, a raw score of 18 on a 20-item test has a significantly different meaning from a raw score of 18 on a 40-item test. So that they can be directly compared, raw scores are generally converted to scaled scores and other derived scores.

  • Reference Population
  • The group or sample of test takers represented by a tests norms. The reference population may be defined in terms of examinee age, grade, ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic status, and whether the examinee is an English language learner. See also representative sample.
  • Regular and Progress Monitor Teacher
  • An AIMSweb School User type; the Regular and Progress Monitor Teacher User is a teacher, already added to the account, who has access to the Benchmark classroom and Progress Monitor software.
  • Regular Teacher
  • An AIMSweb School User type; the Regular Teacher User is a teacher, already added to the account, who has access to the Benchmark classroom software.
  • Reliability
  • The degree to which the results of an assessment can be counted on to consistently measure student knowledge, skills, and performance in particular subject areas. A test is reliable when: tasks or items that measure the same thing produce consistent scores over time the administration of multiple test forms or multiple administrations of the same form to the same students produces consistent results Reliability is generally expressed in terms of a reliability coefficient and/or standard error of measurement. A higher reliability coefficient for a test means that the resulting scores will have smaller random measurement errors. A tests validity depends on its degree of reliability
  • Reporter
  • An AIMSweb Customer User type; the AIMSweb Reporter User can view data from every school and district within the AIMSweb account.
  • Representative Sample
  • A group of individuals selected or sampled from a larger population that exhibits the characteristics of the larger population. See also reference population and sample.
  • ROI
  • Acronym; Rate of Improvement.
  • RTI
  • Response to Intervention
  • RTI User
  • An AIMSweb School User type; the RTI User is a teacher, already added to the account, who has access to the RTI, Benchmark classroom, and Progress Monitor software.
  • Rubric
  • Written guidelines used to assess and score student responses to test items. The rubric describes the standards of work expected from the student to achieve each grade or score point. See also exemplar, anchor.