BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH & TEACHING
Research and Development in Student Learning and Academic Assessment
Dynamically Generated Measures of Math – A site for teachers to develop worksheets and diagnostic assessments in all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) in grades K-5. Problem type and difficulty can be manipulated to reflect important operation skills (e.g. borrowing, carrying, etc.). DynamicMeasuresHandout.pdf
RTI Early Childhood Summit (Sept. 26, 2011, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM). The Response To Intervention Action Network is dedicated to the effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) in school districts nationwide. Their goal is to guide educators and families in the large-scale implementation of RTI so that each child has access to quality instruction and that struggling students – including those with learning and attention issues – are identified early and receive the necessary supports to be successful. Critical…
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Providing teachers information on student performance and progress. easyCBM StdntPerformanceProgress_2010
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Alignment to easyCBM© Math In the summer of 2012, experienced teachers from a school district in Texas were recruited to participate in a formal study of the alignment between the TEKS and easyCBM. The results of the alignment study in the content area of math are presented here, with overall alignment presented first, then more detailed results, by grade. GrK-8TEKS_MathReport_Wray_ETAL
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Alignment to easyCBM© Reading. In the summer of 2012, experienced teachers from a school district in Texas were recruited to participate in a formal study of the alignment between the TEKS and easyCBM. The results of the alignment study in the content area of reading are presented here, with overall alignment presented first, then more detailed results, by grade. GrK-8TEKS_RdgReport_Irvin_ETAL
Directed Reading Assessments (DRA) – Reading assessments that expand the existing reading measures on easyCBM, Gr. 3 – 8, to include non-fiction (Read to Perform a Task, Informational Text) and shorter fiction (Short Literary Text) passages. DirectedRdgAssmnt
Diagnostic Reading Progress Monitoring (DPRM) – DRPM is a computer-based reading assessment that offers 20 alternate forms each of two silent reading fluency and two vocabulary measures. The measures are to be used as part of a response to intervention (RTI) system and provide diagnostic information to supplement other measures. The DRPM reading measures are computer-based so teachers can efficiently collect data. Reports highlight essential differences in the decoding aspects of performance (the silent reading …
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The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides professional development, advocates for individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice. Evaluating Growth of Sudents with Significant Cognitive Disabilities on Alternate Assessments. Tindal, G., & Nese, J. F. T. EvalGrwthAltAssmnts_TindalNese
Distributed Item Review (DIR) – A web-based system for presenting test items to experts across a broad geographic region so they can review them for important dimensions of bias, sensitivity, and alignment with standards DIR_Riverside
Individual differences or individual difference. Tindal, G. IndividualDifference_Tindal