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Reading Tutors' Interpretation of Curriculum-Based Measurement Graphs
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Hammerschmidt-Snidarich, Stephanie M.; Wagner, Dana; Parker, David C.; Wagner, Kyle – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2021
This study examined reading tutors' interpretation of reading progress-monitoring graphs. A think-aloud procedure was used to evaluate tutors at two points in time, before and after a year of service as an AmeriCorps reading tutor. During their service, the reading tutors received extensive training and ongoing coaching. Descriptive results showed…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Tutors, Progress Monitoring, Graphs
Novice Interpretations of Progress Monitoring Graphs: Extreme Values and Graphical Aids
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Newell, Kirsten W.; Christ, Theodore J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2017
Curriculum-Based Measurement of Reading (CBM-R) is frequently used to monitor instructional effects and evaluate response to instruction. Educators often view the data graphically on a time-series graph that might include a variety of statistical and visual aids, which are intended to facilitate the interpretation. This study evaluated the effects…
Descriptors: Progress Monitoring, Graphs, Curriculum Based Assessment, Reading Tests
Strategies for Minimizing Variability in Progress Monitoring of Oral Reading Fluency
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Bundock, Kaitlin; O'Keeffe, Breda V.; Stokes, Kristen; Kladis, Kristin – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2018
Research has shown that: (1) Curriculum-based monitoring (CBM) can be easily implemented and interpreted by teachers (e.g., Fuchs, Deno, & Mirkin, 1984); (2) student outcomes have improved when teachers use CBM to inform instructional decision making (e.g., Fuchs, Fuchs, Hamlett, & Stecker, 1991); (3) reliable and valid measures have been…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Progress Monitoring, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency
Teachers' Perceptions of Students' Reading Abilities: An Examination of the Relationship between Teachers' Judgments and Students' Performance across a Continuum of Rating Methods
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Begeny, John C.; Eckert, Tanya L.; Montarello, Staci A.; Storie, Michelle S. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
Teacher perceptions about students' academic abilities are important for several reasons (e.g., instructional decision making, special education entitlement decisions). Not surprisingly, researchers have investigated the accuracy of teachers' decisions. Although some data reveal that teachers are relatively good judges of academic performance,…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Student Attitudes, Reading Fluency, Program Effectiveness
Educational Intervention and Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1996
Presents the author's perspective on the topic of educational intervention for students with learning disabilities through a discussion of using validated, curriculum-based measurement as a determinant of effective instruction. Also examines the optimal characteristics and ethics of intervention research and the dissemination and implementation of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Data Interpretation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Strategies for Evaluating Collaborative Mainstream Instruction: "Let the Data Be Our Guide."
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Gable, Robert A.; Arllen, Nancy L.; Evans, William H.; Whinnery, Keith M. – Preventing School Failure, 1997
This discussion of collaboration between general and special educators focuses on selection of instructional interventions in mainstream settings and curriculum-based methods of evaluating programs designed to increase the academic performance of students with and without disabilities. It then suggests ways to incorporate data-based decision…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Decision Making