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The Technical Adequacy of Curriculum-Based and Rating-Based Measures of Written Expression for Elementary School Students
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Gansle, Kristin A.; VanDerHeyden, Amanda M.; Noell, George H.; Resetar, Jennifer L.; Williams, Kashunda L. – School Psychology Review, 2006
Five hundred thirty-eight elementary school students participated in a study designed to examine the technical characteristics of curriculum-based measures (CBMs) for the assessment of writing. In addition, the study investigated rating-based measures of writing using the Six Trait model, an assessment instrument and writing program in use in many…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Writing Evaluation, Curriculum Based Assessment, Written Language
Characteristics of Word Callers: An Investigation of the Accuracy of Teachers' Judgments of Reading Comprehension and Oral Reading Skills
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Hamilton, Chad; Shinn, Mark R. – School Psychology Review, 2003
Despite a body of evidence that curriculum-based measurement of reading (R-CBM) is a valid measure of general reading achievement, some school-based professionals remain unconvinced. At the core of their argument is their experience with word callers, students who purportedly can read fluently, but do not understand what they read. No studies have…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Curriculum Based Assessment, Oral Reading, Reading Achievement