CONSISTENCY AND MAGNITUDE OF DIFFERENCES IN READING CURRICULUM-BASED MEASUREMENT SLOPES IN BENCHMARK VERSUS STRATEGIC MONITORING

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sterett H. Mercer ◽  
Milena A. Keller-Margulis
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-410
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A Lam ◽  
Kristen L McMaster ◽  
Susan Rose

Abstract This review systematically identified and compared the technical adequacy (reliability and validity evidence) of reading curriculum-based measurement (CBM) tasks administered to students who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). This review included all available literature written in English. The nine studies identified used four CBM tasks: signed reading fluency, silent reading fluency, cloze (write in missing words given blank lines within a passage), and maze (circle the target word given multiple choice options within a passage). Data obtained from these measures were generally found to be internally consistent and stable with validity evidence varying across measures. Emerging evidence supports the utility of CBM for students who are DHH. Further empirical evidence is needed to continue to explore technical properties, identify if student scores are sensitive to growth over short periods of time, and examine whether CBM data can be used to inform instructional decision-making to improve student outcomes.


2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Silberglitt ◽  
John M. Hintze

This study examined the reading growth rates of 7,544 students in Grades 2–6, measured over 1 year using Reading—Curriculum-Based Measurement (R—CBM) benchmark assessments administered in the fall, winter, and spring. The authors used hierarchical linear modeling to establish and compare student rates of growth within each grade level based on initial level of performance. Results suggest that growth rates vary significantly, conditional on initial level of performance, with much lower rates of growth for students at the bottom and top of the distribution. Implications for using R—CBM in a response-to-intervention model are discussed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita M. Payan ◽  
Milena Keller-Margulis ◽  
Andrea B. Burridge ◽  
Samuel D. McQuillin ◽  
Kristen S. Hassett

National test data indicate that some students do not perform well in writing, suggesting a need to identify students at risk for poor performance. Research supports Written Expression Curriculum-Based Measurement (WE-CBM) as an indicator of writing proficiency, but it is less commonly used in practice. This study examined the usability of WE-CBM compared with Reading Curriculum-Based Measurement (R-CBM). Participants included 162 teachers who were given examples of WE-CBM and R-CBM and then completed a usability measure for both curriculum-based measurement (CBM) types. Teachers not only rated WE-CBM as usable but also rated R-CBM significantly higher in usability, with no significant differences in acceptability. Practical implications that may inform modifications to WE-CBM are discussed.


1991 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn S. Fuchs ◽  
Stanley L. Deno

This study assessed the effects of curriculum on technical features within curriculum-based measurement in reading. Curriculum was defined as the difficulty of material and the basal series from which students read. Technical features were the criterion validity and developmental growth rates associated with the measurement. Ninety-one students took a commercial, widely used test of reading comprehension and read orally for 1 minute from each of 19 passages, one from each grade level within two reading series. Correlations between the oral reading samples and the test of reading comprehension were similar across difficulty levels and across series. Developmental growth rates also remained strong regardless of difficulty level and series.


Author(s):  
Diane Frome Loeb ◽  
Kathy Redbird

Abstract Purpose: In this article, we describe the existing literacy research with school-age children who are indigenous. The lack of data for this group of children requires speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to use expert opinion from indigenous and non-indigenous people to develop culturally sensitive methods for fostering literacy skills. Method: We describe two available curricula developed by indigenous people that are available, which use authentic materials and embed indigenous stories into the learning environment: The Indian Reading Series and the Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum. We also discuss the importance of using cooperative learning, multisensory instruction, and increased holistic emphasis to create a more culturally sensitive implementation of services. We provide an example of a literacy-based language facilitation that was developed for an indigenous tribe in Kansas. Conclusion: SLPs can provide services to indigenous children that foster literacy skills through storytelling using authentic materials as well as activities and methods that are consistent with the client's values and beliefs.


Author(s):  
Alfons M. Strathmann ◽  
Karl Josef Klauer

Zusammenfassung. Am Beispiel des Rechnens in der Grundschule wird eine Weiterentwicklung des amerikanischen „Curriculum – based measurement” demonstriert. Ein ganzes Jahr lang erhalten 190 Kinder aus sieben Grundschulklassen und drei Sonderschulklassen alle zwei Wochen einen Rechentest. Bei den Tests handelt es sich um Zufallsstichproben aus Grundgesamtheiten von Aufgaben, die dem Lehrziel für jedes der Schuljahre entsprechend definiert sind. Für jedes Kind und jeden Termin wird eine eigene neue Zufallsstichprobe generiert, so dass kein Test zweimal gegeben wird, ein jeder aber die geforderte Fertigkeit kontentvalide erfasst. Solche Tests lassen sich als kriteriumsorientierte Binomialtests darstellen. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird (1) das ursprüngliche Konzept und seine Weiterentwicklung kurz vorgestellt, (2) empirisch getestet, ob das neue Verfahren geeignet ist, von Klassenlehrern vertretbar eingesetzt zu werden, und (3) werden Ausblicke auf dringend erwünschte weiterführende Forschungen geboten. Die vorgelegten Daten erlauben, das Spektrum von Verläufen auf Klassen- wie Individualebene zu dokumentieren, aber auch, die Probleme und vielversprechenden Möglichkeiten des Ansatzes kritisch offen zu legen.


2011 ◽  
Vol 219 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babett Voigt ◽  
Ingo Aberle ◽  
Judith Schönfeld ◽  
Matthias Kliegel

The present study examined age differences in time-based prospective memory (TBPM) in primary school age children and tested the role of self-initiated memory retrieval and strategic time monitoring (TM) as possible developmental mechanisms. Fifty-four children were recruited from local primary schools (27 younger children, mean age = 7.2 ± 0.55 years, and 27 older children, mean age = 9.61 ± 0.71 years). The task was a driving game scenario in which children had to drive a vehicle (ongoing task) and to remember to refuel before the vehicle runs out of gas (TBPM task, i.e., the fuel gauge served as child-appropriate time equivalent). Fuel gauge was either displayed permanently (low level of self-initiation) or could only be viewed on demand by hitting a button (high level of self-initiation). The results revealed age-dependent TBPM differences with better performance in older children. In contrast, level of self-initiated memory retrieval did not affect TBPM performance. However, strategies of TM influenced TBPM, as more frequent time checking was related to better performance. Patterns of time checking frequency differed according to children’s age and course of the game, suggesting difficulties in maintaining initial strategic TM in younger children. Taken together, the study revealed ongoing development of TBPM across primary school age. Observed age differences seemed to be associated with the ability to maintain strategic monitoring.


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