Internet technology has offered opportunities to develop ongoing assessment systems for classroom-based evaluation – on a daily basis. In this study, the researcher developed a webbased, curriculum-based measurement system with dynamic features which could generate different types of mathematics probes, track students’ progress and provide diagnosed information as well as instructional suggesti...

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate whether students using a multicomponent intervention for reading comprehension (RC) would increase their RC scores in comparison to students who learned under traditional instruction. A total sample of 66 fifth-grade students participated in the study. This paper presents a comparison study of two groups: the first group received specific RC s...

Stanley L. Deno University of Minnesota Assessment occurs when a decision has to be made and someone wants information to inform the decision. The history of education and psychology is replete with evidence regarding the use of assessment to make screening, classification and placement decisions. Within the schools achievement testing has been conducted to provide information for evaluating sc...

The purpose of this article is to provide a commentary on the current state of several measurement issues pertaining to curriculum-based measures of reading (R-CBM). We begin by providing an overview of the utility of R-CBM, followed by a presentation of five specific measurements considerations: 1) the reliability of R-CBM oral reading fluency, 2) issues pertaining to form effects, 3) the gene...

We examined the extent to which automated written expression curriculum-based measurement (aWE-CBM) can be accurately used computer score student writing samples for screening and progress monitoring. Students ( n = 174) with learning difficulties in Grades 1 12 who received 1:1 academic tutoring through a community-based organization completed narrative fall spring across two years. The were e...

Background: Curriculum design and development are among the key components of medical education. Today, the dominant approach to curriculum planning is the competency-based approach. However, despite the emphasis posed by the medical education scientific community on this approach, medical education in both undergraduate and graduate levels in Iran continues to be delivered traditionally. As it...