Curriculum-Based Measurement

1. Curriculum-Based Measurement

Developments in Curriculum-Based Measurement

Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) is an approach for assessing the growth of students in basic skills that originated uniquely in special education. A substantial research literature has developed to demonstrate that CBM can be used effectively to gather student performance data to support a wide range of educational decisions. Those decisions include screening to identify, evaluating prerefer...

Arabic Reading Comprehension and Curriculum Based Measurement

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate whether students using a multicomponent intervention for reading comprehension (RC) would increase their RC scores in comparison to students who learned under traditional instruction. A total sample of 66 fifth-grade students participated in the study. This paper presents a comparison study of two groups: the first group received specific RC s...

Problem Solving Assessment with Curriculum-Based Measurement

Stanley L. Deno University of Minnesota Assessment occurs when a decision has to be made and someone wants information to inform the decision. The history of education and psychology is replete with evidence regarding the use of assessment to make screening, classification and placement decisions. Within the schools achievement testing has been conducted to provide information for evaluating sc...

Advanced (Measurement) Applications of Curriculum-Based Measurement in Reading.

The purpose of this article is to provide a commentary on the current state of several measurement issues pertaining to curriculum-based measures of reading (R-CBM). We begin by providing an overview of the utility of R-CBM, followed by a presentation of five specific measurements considerations: 1) the reliability of R-CBM oral reading fluency, 2) issues pertaining to form effects, 3) the gene...