Developed specifically to overcome problems with traditional standardized instruments--and widely used in both general and special education settings throughout the US--curriculum-based measurement (CBM) comprises brief assessment probes of reading, spelling, written expression, and mathematics that serve both to quantify student performance and to bolster academic achievement. Building on the basic concepts described in a previous volume, Curriculum-Based Measurement, this work presents new and enhanced assessment techniques and elaborates an advanced problem- solving model for use in educational evaluation and planning. Broadening the applications of CBM methodology, contributors discuss its implementation with diverse populations including preschoolers, members of cultural and linguistic minority groups, and secondary students. Special features include reproducible forms guiding decision-making about the reintegration of students from special to general education. --- from the publisher Contents: 1. Advanced Applications of Curriculum-Based Measurement: "Big Ideas" and Avoiding Confusion, Shinn and Bamonto
2. Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Vehicle for Systemic Educational Reform, W. David Tilly III and Jeff Grimes
3. Contemporary Perspectives on Curriculum- Based Measurement Validity, Roland H. Good III and Gretchen Jefferson
4. Computer Applications to Address Implementation Difficulties Associated with Curriculum-Based Measurement, Lynn S. Fuchs
5. Assessing Early Literacy Skills in a Problem- Solving Model, Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills, Ruth A. Kaminski and Roland H. Good III
6. Curriculum-Based Measurement and Its Use in a Problem-Solving Model with Students from Minority Backgrounds, Mark R. Shinn, Judith Plasencia-Peinado, and Vivian Lezcano-Lytle
7. The Use of Curriculum-Based Measurement for Secondary Students, Christine A. Espin and Gerald Tindal
8. The Use of Curriculum-Based Measurement in the Reintegration of Students with Mild Disabilities, Kelly A. Powell-Smith and Lisa Habedank- Stewart |
