The Relationship Between Written Expression Curriculum Based Measurement and the Washington Assessment of Student Learning

The Relationship Between Written Expression Curriculum Based Measurement and the Washington Assessment of Student Learning
Author: Sara R. Webb
Publisher:
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2008
Genre: Achievement tests
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"Writing is an essential skill one must have to function in society. Writing instruction and assessment have not been at the forefront of education in America when compared to reading and math. Curriculum Based Measurement in Written Expression (WE-CBM) offers and efficient way to assess and monitory progress in writing. The current study examines the interrater reliability, test-retest reliability, and criterion validity of WE-CBM with a sample of sixty-seven fifth grade students by evaluating the relationship of WE-CBM to the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). Test-retest reliability and interrater reliability were established. Criterion validity was established among the two scoring methods for WE-CBM but not for both scoring methods in relation to the WASL"--Document.

Curriculum-based Measurement as a Predictor of Performance on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) for Fourth Grade Students

Curriculum-based Measurement as a Predictor of Performance on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) for Fourth Grade Students
Author: Rebecca A. Thayer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003
Genre: Academic achievement
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"The purpose of this study is to evaluate Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) performance as a predictor of student performance on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) for fourth grade students through the administration of reading, spelling, math computation, and written expression CBM probes to 38 fourth- grade students attending an inland northwest elementary school. Linear regression analyses of CBM and WASL data indicated that CBM performance was a significant predictor of WASL performance for these students"--Document.

The Relationship Between Math Curriculum Based Measurements and the Washington Assessment of Student Learning

The Relationship Between Math Curriculum Based Measurements and the Washington Assessment of Student Learning
Author: Heather E. Thoburn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2009
Genre: Curriculum-based assessment
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"The educational system has placed an emphasis on reading instruction and assessment. Districts are now making a change to place more attention on the area of mathematics. The challenge of helping all students at their level of instruction has become more noticeable and systems are beginning to make a change to the response to intervention model. More of an importance is placed on monitoring students and ensuring that all are receiving appropriate instruction and interventions. Curriculum-based measurement in math offers an efficient way to assess and monitor progress in math calculation. The current study examines the technical adequacy of a school created math screening tool by investigating reliability and criterion related validity of the measure. The relationship between the screening tool, the WASL math test, and a published math CBM with national norms (AIMSweb) is examined with a sample of 278 fourth and fifth grade students. The screener demonstrated strong reliability evidence and has some evidence for validity"--Document.

Curriculum-based Measurement

Curriculum-based Measurement
Author: Mark R. Shinn
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1989-03-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780898622317
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Developed specifically to overcome problems with traditional standardized instruments, curriculum-based measurement (CBM) has steadily increased in educational use. These brief assessment probes of reading, spelling, written expression, and mathematics serve to quantify student performance as well as to enhance academic achievement. Their widening use as a means of evaluation and ultimately of instruction, has created a corresponding need to expand the applications of this methodology to diverse populations. This new volume addresses that need by focusing on the broader application of CBM, providing practical new measures, as well as detailing their use with specific student groups.

CBM as a Predictor of WASL Performance for Middle School Students

CBM as a Predictor of WASL Performance for Middle School Students
Author: Sarah M. Reiber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2006
Genre: Curriculum-based assessment
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"The purpose of this study was to assess whether Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) performance predicted student performance on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) for 360 seventh-grade students attending a rural middle school in the Inland Northwest. Linear and logistic regression analyses indicated that CBM Reading (WRC), Math Computation (CD), and Written Expression (CWS) measures were significant predictors of WASL Reading, Math, and Written Expression performance, respectively, during fall, winter, and spring quarters ofthe academic year. The predictive relation between CBM Written Expression (CWS) and WASL Writing was the strongest during each quarter"--Document.

Writing Development in Struggling Learners

Writing Development in Struggling Learners
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Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2018-08-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004346368
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In Writing Development in Struggling Learners, international researchers provide insights into the development of writing skills from early writing and spelling development through to composition, the reasons individuals struggle to acquire proficient writing skills and how to help these learners.

A Measure of Success

A Measure of Success
Author: Christine Espin
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0816679703
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Simple in concept, far-reaching in implementation, Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) was developed in the 1980s as an efficient way to assess the progress of struggling students, including those with disabilities. Today, there are few areas of special education policy and practice that have not been influenced by CBM progress monitoring. The impact of CBM is reflected in recent education reforms that emphasize improvements in assessment and data-based decision making. Gathering an international group of leading researchers and practitioners, A Measure of Success provides a comprehensive picture of the past, present, and possible future of CBM progress monitoring. The book will be instrumental for researchers and practitioners in both general and special education, particularly those involved in the rapidly growing Response to Intervention (RTI) approach, an approach used to determine the performance and placement of students with learning difficulties. A Measure of Success presents a nuanced examination of CBM progress monitoring in reading, math, and content-area learning to assess students at all levels, from early childhood to secondary school, and with a wide range of abilities, from high- and low-incidence disabilities to no disabilities. This study also evaluates how the approach has affected instructional practices, teacher training, psychology and school psychology, educational policy, and research in the United States and beyond. Timely and unique, this volume will interest anyone in education who wants to harness the potential advantage of progress monitoring to improve outcomes for students. Contributors: Laurence Bergeron; Lionel A. Blatchley; Renee Bradley; Mary T. Brownell, U of Florida; Todd W. Busch, U of St. Thomas; Heather M. Campbell, St. Olaf College; Ann Casey; Theodore J. Christ, U of Minnesota; Kelli D. Cummings, U of Oregon; Eric Dion, U du Québec à Montréal; Isabelle Dubé, U du Québec à Montréal; Hank Fien, U of Oregon; Anne Foegen, Iowa State U; Douglas Fuchs, Vanderbilt U; Lynn S. Fuchs, Vanderbilt U; Gary Germann; Kim Gibbons; Roland H. Good III, U of Oregon; Anne W. Graves, San Diego State U; John L. Hosp, U of Iowa; Michelle K. Hosp; Joseph R. Jenkins, U of Washington; Ruth A. Kaminski; Panayiota Kendeou, Neapolis U Pafos, Cyprus; Dong-il Kim, Seoul National U, South Korea; Amanda Kloo, U of Pittsburgh; Danika Landry, U du Québec à Montréal; Erica Lembke, U of Missouri; Francis E. Lentz Jr., U of Cincinnati; Sylvia Linan-Thompson, U of Texas at Austin; Charles D. Machesky; Doug Marston; James L. McLeskey, U of Florida; Timothy C. Papadopoulos, U of Cyprus; Kelly A. Powell-Smith; Greg Roberts, U of Texas at Austin; Margaret J. Robinson; Steven L. Robinson, Minnesota State U, Mankato; Catherine Roux, U du Québec à Montréal; Barbara J. Scierka; Edward S. Shapiro, Lehigh U; Jongho Shin, Seoul National U, South Korea; Mark R. Shinn, National Louis U; James G. Shriner, U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paul T. Sindelar, U of Florida; Deborah L. Speece, U of Maryland; Pamela M. Stecker, Clemson U; Martha L. Thurlow, U of Minnesota; RenátaTichá, U of Minnesota; Gerald Tindal, U of Oregon; Paul van den Broek, Leiden U, the Netherlands; Sharon Vaughn, U of Texas at Austin; Dana L. Wagner, Augsburg College; Teri Wallace, Minnesota State U, Mankato; Jeanne Wanzek, Florida State U; Mary Jane White, U of Minnesota; Mitchell L. Yell, U of South Carolina; Naomi Zigmond, U of Pittsburgh.

Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing

Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing
Author: IRA/NCTE Joint Task Force on Assessment
Publisher: International Reading Assoc.
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2009-12-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0872077764
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With this updated document, IRA and NCTE reaffirm their position that the primary purpose of assessment must be to improve teaching and learning for all students. Eleven core standards are presented and explained, and a helpful glossary makes this document suitable not only for educators but for parents, policymakers, school board members, and other stakeholders. Case studies of large-scale national tests and smaller scale classroom assessments (particularly in the context of RTI, or Response to Intervention) are used to highlight how assessments in use today do or do not meet the standards.

Students Who Are Exceptional and Writing Disabilities

Students Who Are Exceptional and Writing Disabilities
Author: Gary A. Troia
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136507221
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This special issue examines four critical aspects of writing instruction for students with disabilities: prevention, classroom practice, instruction, and assessment. The first article addresses writing strategy instruction for young students at risk for long-term writing difficulties. Next special and general education middle school educators' epistemology is explored regarding writing development and instruction, their self-reported teaching practices, and the challenges they faced as they strive to teach middle school students how to effectively use writing as a communicative medium and learning tool. The third, article reviews and critiques state writing standards and describes an instructional plan to help students with disabilities and other struggling writers master composing strategies and processes that may equip them to meet state standards in writing. Finally, a review is presented of the extant research on various methods of writing assessment, including holistic, primary trait, and analytic scoring methods, with particular emphasis on Curriculum-Based Measurement--an assessment technique well suited for children and youth in special education.