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Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Standardized Long-Term Goal Approach to Monitoring Student Progress.
Fuchs, Lynn S.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1990
Differences between curriculum-based assessment and curriculum-based measurement (CBM) are outlined, and a rationale for CBM's standardized, long-term goal approach to measurement is presented. CBM can be used to develop instructional programs in four ways, including judging the appropriateness of goals and contrasting the efficacy of different…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Development, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textFuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S. – 1987
The paper examined empirical evidence (published through 1986) concerning the effectiveness of the Adaptive Learning Environments Model (ALEM), a multifaceted program designed to integrate handicapped pupils and remedial and compensatory education students in general education. Evaluation of three evaluative studies by the program's originators…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
The coordinated use of performance-based assessment and curriculum-based assessment is explored. Criteria are suggested for evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each assessment method, and a framework for integrating the two methods is proposed. Specific recommendations are given for use with students having learning disabilities. (CR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lynn S.; Deno, Stanley L. – Exceptional Children, 1994
This literature review discusses the match between tests and curricula, measurement validity and instructional utility when sampling student performance in general and advantages/disadvantages of sampling performance in the curriculum. It concludes that sampling from the curriculum is not essential and outlines three critical features ensuring the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Based Assessment, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lynn S.; Deno, Stanley L. – Exceptional Children, 1991
Two approaches to measurement for instructional decision making (specific subskill mastery measurement and general outcome measurement) are described and illustrated with case studies. The paper concludes that measuring general outcome indicators can bridge traditional and contemporary assessment paradigms to form an innovative approach to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDeno, 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
