This FAQ answers multiple questions: Why are some of Lets Go Learns DORA scores unexpected? Why do some scores seem very high or very low?
When using a computer-mediated diagnostic, formative assessment, like DORA, you may come across scores that might look a little different that behavior that you might see in the classroom. In this document, Let’s Go Learn attempts to address some of the most common misunderstandings about DORA scoring. High Scores on the Word Recognition Subtest The Word Recognition subtest assesses students’ abilities in decoding skills, using a combination of criterion-referenced real words and phonetically regular invented words. Words are presented to students orally, and they are asked to identify the correct word from four choices. While this subtest does accurately assess students’ word recognition ability, it is an out-of-context activity, with an oral component. As such, teachers may sometimes see unexpectedly high scores from students who have strong decoding abilities, but perhaps low comprehension scores. While students can use decoding skills to isolate the correct word, they may still str
