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Curriculum-based measurement, or CBM, is an assessment method used in schools to monitor student progress by directly assessing basic academic skills in reading, spelling, writing, and mathematics. Unlike standardized academic achievement tests, CBM is conducted using brief, timed tests ("probes") with questions drawn directly from students' current curriculum. The brief nature of CBM probes (they are usually timed for 5 to 10 minutes) allows instructors to give them frequently (daily, weekly, or monthly) to accurately track student progress.

References

• Deno, S.L. (1985). Curriculum-based measurement: The emerging alternative. Exceptional Children, 52(3), 219-232.
• Fletcher, J.M., Francis, D.J., Morris, R.D., & Lyon, G.R. (2005). Evidence-based assessment of learning disabilities in children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34(3), 506-522.
• Fuchs, L.S., & Fuchs, D. (1999). Monitoring student progress toward the development of reading competence: A review of three forms of classroom-based assessment. School Psychology Review, 28(4), 659-671.
• Martínez, R.S., Nellis, L.M., & Prendergast, K.A. (2006). Closing the achievement gap series: Part II: Response to intervention (RTI) — basic blements, practical applications, and policy recommendations (Education Policy Brief: Vol. 4, No. 11). Bloomington: Indiana University, School of Education, Center for Evaluation and Education Policy.
• Jones, K.M., & Wickstrom, K.F. (2002). Done in sixty seconds: Further analysis of the brief assessment model for academic problems. School Psychology Review, 31(4), 554-568.
• Shinn, M.R. (2002). Best practices in using curriculum-based measurement in a problem-solving model. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best Practices in School Psychology IV (pp. 671-693). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists. ISBN 0-932955-85-1

See also

Response to Intervention

Special Education

Norm-referenced test

External Sites

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)

AIMSweb by Edformation - A commercial application for progress monitoring of CBM data

DIEGO ^talk 04:21, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

— DIEGO ^talk 07:01, 25 September 2007 (UTC)