QS Products Research
- RESEARCH UPDATE
In Brief – January 2024
This year has seen the launch of a new module which is an adult reading skills analysis.
This is partly interactive and seeks to cover a range of aspects related to reading, speed, accuracy, fluency and provides an overall score. Read more.
It has been offered as an optional module for all who do the QuickScreen test and will soon be also available on its own.
The next statistical survey will be based on the results of the QuickScreen test and indicate the extent to which adults with SpLD/Dyslexia also have difficulties with reading. It is generally considered to be around 70% and our test will evaluate the correlation between severity of dyslexia and reading difficulties.
This is an exciting project and it will give people access to a detailed insight into a variety of reading related issues, along with some suggestions for further developing their reading skills.
- In 2021 we had an independent statistical survey undertaken, which confirmed earlier findings regarding the strong association between the QuickScreen dyslexia test and an independent dyslexia assessment with an educational psychologist.
- The QuickScreen test is estimated to have a high overall accuracy rate of 93% together with a strong predictive capacity for dyslexia of 97%.
- The data used was the entire test intake during one calendar month and it comprised a mix of students at university, professionals at work and other members of the public covering quite a wide age span.
The QuickScreen SpLD/Dyslexia test is proving to be a great asset to both organisations and individuals. It is designed to act as a ‘functional dyslexia screener’ that provides immediate and detailed insights into an individual’s current learning profile. It is not a diagnosis.
The report provides a basis upon which individual support programmes can be devised, reasonable adjustments put in place at work and, where possible, additional time in written examinations be considered.
Degrees of compensation are also taken into consideration and may positively influence a dyslexia conclusion, by reducing it to a Mild or Borderline category, where overall attainment levels are found to be well established.
To ensure our test is verified and proven, we regularly undergo independent research. You can read headline results and full statistical summaries via the links below.
2020 - 2021
RESEARCH UPDATE
Headline Results from 2021 Research
An essential step in the evaluation process of any diagnostic/screening test is to assess its accuracy. The overall accuracy of a diagnostic test indicates how good it is at correctly identifying people with and without the condition in question. It is the probability that someone’s status is correctly identified by the test.
The latest statistical study provides an independent analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of QuickScreen based on the test’s dyslexia quotient (degree of consistency with a dyslexia profile, based on established research).
The QuickScreen test is estimated to have a high overall accuracy rate of 93% together with a strong predictive capacity for dyslexia of 97%.
The anonymised data included all candidates who, within a one month period between December 2020 and January 2021, undertook a test via their university, college or workplace assessment process, along with members of the public who requested access to the test via the website.
This group is likely to reflect a reasonable cross-section of the public who accessed the service and consistent with the normal age range of the test (17-55+). Also included was a non-dyslexic control group.
2020-2021 Diagnostic Accuracy Assessments – full report
To access previous research reports, please use the links below.
2021 – Statistical Summary
2021 – Statistical Study
2018
Independent Research Report from Select Statistical Services – Download Report
2016
2001
Original Research Document QuickScreen Dyslexia Test – Download Report
1998
PhD – Dyslexia In Higher Education – Download Report
Signed 
Dated 25.01.2022
Dr. Dorota Walker – (Nee Zdzienski) Author of the QS screening products, Lead Dyslexia Consultant and Director for Pico Educational Systems Ltd.
B.A. (Hons) PGCE, Dip. SpLd. Dyslexia Institute, PhD – Dyslexia in Higher Education – Leicester University
Relevant background – Principal Tutor at Dyslexia Institute, and later also at the Hornsby Centre
Senior Research fellowship at Kingston University – part of the Higher Education Government-funded Project into Widening Participation
Dyslexia Assessor and Tutor over several decades.
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