When I was first asked to answer questions on Curriculum Based Measurement, I found this a daunting task! I thought that CBM was something that not every teacher would be able to do. I thought that teachers would have to have so much extra training and wondered how this would be possible on limited school budgets. My biggest concern however, was the fact that I thought students were being given assessments on curriculum that they may not have already known about!
I was pleased to find out that CBM is a test that any teacher would be able to give. It would have to do with material that has already been covered in class. This does not mean that the student has already seen the assessment but that they will have seen the initial curriculum in the classroom. I was very pleased that this seems to be an easy task for any teacher to complete that would not take a large amount out of busy class time. These assessments can be as short as one minute in length. It is amazing that teachers would be able to see that a student is struggling in such a short assessment. This would be effective in the classroom because the teacher will see sooner that a student is struggling and will be able to get them the help that they need right away!
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