BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH & TEACHING
Research and Development in Student Learning and Academic Assessment
The 2025 easyCBM norms are out: Learn about the 2025 Norm Update. The default Percentile Line Thresholds that identify student risk levels have changed. Find out more. And be sure to check out our updated easyCBM User’s Manual!
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If you’re a long-time user of easyCBM, you might notice some changes. Based on feedback, we’ve streamlined the easyCBM interface to make it even more intuitive to use and enhance its efficiency. Check out the Account link at the top of your screen and the Students tab for a quick preview. We’ve also made it easier for Lite Edition users to see what additional features they could access with a Deluxe subscription and simplified the process of upgrading to a…
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One of the flagship assessment tools developed by researchers at the UO is easyCBM, nationally recognized as a leader in learning assessments. The system includes a variety of reading, Spanish language literacy, and math assessments to screen K-8 students at risk of falling below grade-level expectations, as well as sensitive measures to monitor progress over time. “easyCBM gives teachers a system for monitoring kids’ progress, particularly those with disabilities, to measure program effectiveness and if it’s not effective, determine how…
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There is a wealth of information available to you regarding the use, set-up, and operation of your easyCBM account. The best place to start is with accessing the document: Getting Started
June 2022 Each year, the University of Oregon recognizes a select group of faculty for excellence in teaching. These awards are U of O’s highest teaching honor, with nominations coming from students, faculty, and staff. This year’s recipient for Distinguished Teaching Award goes to BRT’s own, Dr. Julie Alonzo. The award winners, their approach, and their caring for students are central to U of O’s mission that is built on teaching excellence and academic leadership in scholarly endeavors. And to…
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A critical gap exists between research-driven early reading disability (RD) prevention efforts and practice. To help bridge this gap, we describe the development of a technology-based tool to help preschool teachers implement responsive “assessment-guided” practices (screening, intentional teaching, and reflective monitoring, evaluation, and individualizing of learning progress) to reduce children’s risk for RD prior to school entry. Sáez, L. M. & Irvin, P. S. (2022). Preventing reading disabilities in prekindergarten using a technoligy-adied tool. Education Technology Research and Development. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-022-10116-w
Literature Synthesis Writing Guide. (2022). Alonzo, J., Irvin, P. S., Markedonova, Y., & Tindal, G. Literature Synthesis Writing Guide Book Overview: We describe each chapter as an incremental step in the writing process. Though they are incremental and sequential, resulting in individual components of the synthesis, they come together in your completed paper from the beginning to the end. The book provides a guide for completing a synthesis, not a description about a synthesis.
Sáez, L., Whitney, M., Swanson, D. & Alonzo, J. The alignment between easyCBM mathematics and literacy assessments and state and national standards (2101). (Technical Report No. 2101). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon.I n this technical report, we present the results of a 2020-2021 study of the alignment between the easyCBM© mathematics and literacy assessments and the content standards adopted in the fifty U.S. states. The study used a three-wave process. First, a team of researchers gathered…
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Sáez, L, & Irvin, P. S. Development of the prekindergarten learning receptiveness assessment (LRA) greenhouse: Process and preliminary findings. (Technical Report No. 2001). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. In this technical report we document the development and piloting of the Learning Receptiveness Assessment (LRA) Greenhouse for Prekindergarten. This technological tool was designed to prevent reading disabilities by supporting effective assessment-guided instructional decision-making by Preschool teachers. The LRA Greenhouse comprises a tablet-based formative assessment and app-enabled research-based…
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