DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) 8th Edition

The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) 8th Edition is an assessment that can be used for benchmark screening and monitoring growth of students in grades K-8.

Content

Sub-Category
Domains
Reading,
Language
Subdomain

Comprehension, Fluency, Phonics, Phonological Awareness, Vocabulary

Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Observer

Administration Information

Access and Use

Price

Testing materials are free to download: https://dibels.uoregon.edu/materials/; or $1 per student for DIBELS Data System, student reports, data management

Contact

888-497-4290

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Referencing
Norm-referenced
Psychometric References

Savage, C. (2022). Considerations for use of early grades reading assessments. EdInstruments Brief, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. https://edinstruments.org/resources/early-grades-reading-assessments 

University of Oregon (2018-2020). 8th edition of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS®): Technical manualhttps://dibels.uoregon.edu/sites/dibels1.uoregon.edu/files/DIBELS8-TechnicalManual_04152020.pdf

National Comparison
Yes

Psychometric Considerations

Psychometrics is the science of psychological assessment. A primary goal of EdInstruments is to provide information on crucial psychometric topics including Validity and Reliability – essential concepts of evaluation, which indicate how well an instrument measures a construct - as well as additional properties that are worthy of consideration when selecting an instrument of measurement.

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