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Deno, Stanley L.; And Others – 1980
Three concurrent validity studies were conducted to determine the relationship between performances on formative measures of reading and standardized achievement measures of reading. Correlational analyses for five formative measures and three standardized measures provided evidence for the validity of Words in Isolation, Words in Context, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
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Shin, Jongho; Deno, Stanley L.; Espin, Christine – Journal of Special Education, 2000
A study examined the technical adequacy of curriculum-based measurement for assessing growth in 43 second-graders whose reading performance was measured monthly over the school year with the maze task. Results showed that the maze task had good alternate-form reliability, sensitively reflected improvement of student performance, and revealed…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grade 2
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Espin, Christine A.; Deno, Stanley L. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1993
This study examined the validity of a measure of reading proficiency in content areas with 121 grade-10 students. Correlational analyses revealed low-moderate to moderate correlations between reading measures and scores on a classroom study task, grade point average, and achievement test performance. Recommendations are made for implementation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Content Area Reading, Evaluation Methods, High Schools
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Deno, Stanley L.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1987
Procedures for developing curriculum-based measurement (CBM) systems are presented as an approach to special education problem solving. CBM procedures are discussed within the context of a decision-making matrix, focusing on "what" and "how" to measure and how to use data. An example applies the method to reading-aloud…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities