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Presentations
2012
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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.
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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.
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ZipTrain - is an online training and proficiency administration system designed to put complete control of content and course design in the hands of the course creation team. Professional and secure deployment is assured because the ZipTrain software automatically and transparently provides the technology backbone and support. The basic ZipTrain unit is an instance; each ZipTrain instance supports a unique user database, a set of user configurable public facing web pages (for example about this site and contact information), user defined proficiency tests and training modules, and a localized set of files.
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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
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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 and vocabulary sentences) versus the context embedded nature of performance (silent reading maze and vocabulary maze). DRPM provides extensive information about student reading skills through individual and group charts and detailed summaries of responses
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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.
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Middle School Math (Mid Math) - Originally measures were developed for the 2% population (i.e., students performing well below grade-level expectations) and aligned to the NCTM Focal Point Standard. New Middle School Math items (2,700) have been developed for 6th-8th grade students (performing at or slightly below grade-level expectations) and aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
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Teacher Made Measures of Reading - A technology interface for teachers to develop their own measures of passage reading fluency, sentence reading fluency, or maze vocabulary. Teachers have complete control of the content and can create computer based tests and reporting for use in assessments and inclusion in student portfolios.
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Pacific Coast Research Conference (PCRC) - Coronado, CA
Validating Progress Monitoring In The Context Of RTI
Dr. Gerald Tindal was the organizer of this panel discussion which was designed to provide an open forum and debate-type discussion on measurement components for response-to-intervention (RTI) models. A key focus of the session was criteria to consider in evaluating the appropriateness of RTI measurement systems, referencing the National Center on Response to Intervention and the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (1999).
Validating Progress Monitoring in the Context of Response to Intervention (RTI). Alonzo, J., Nese, J. F. T., & Saez, L. (Paper Presentation)
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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.).
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Pacific Coast Research Conference (PCRC) - Coronado, CA
An Exploration of Growth Models for Within-Year Grade 5 Oral Reading Fluency. Nese, J. F. T., Kamata, A., Nese, R. N. T., Park, B. J., Tindal, T. (Poster presentation)
2011
- 33rd International Conference on Learning Disabilities "Curriculum-Based Measurement in Response to Intervention Systems" - Dr. Gerald Tindal
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NCME "The Reliability of CBM Reading Growth Estimates for Different Student Groups" - Joseph F. T. Nese, B. Jasmine Park, Aki Kamata, Julie Alonzo, and Gerald Tindal
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PCRC "Balancing on Three Legs: The Tension Between Aligning to Standards, Predicting High-Stakes Outcomes, and Being Sensitive to Growth" Julie Alonzo, Joe Nese, Leilani Saez, and Gerald Tindal
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3rd Annual Early Childhood Summit on RTI: "Critical Features of Progress Monitoring (with Curriculum-Based Measures)" - Dr. Gerald Tindal
2010
- Individual Differences or Individual Difference - Dr. Gerald Tindal
- Including Students with Disabilities in Large Scale Testing: Traveling Blue Highways and the Many Issues Encountered In the U.S - Dr. Gerald Tindal
- Providing Teachers Information on Student Performance and Progress
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NCME "The Invariance of the easyCBM® Mathematics Measures Across Educational Setting, Language, and Ethnic Groups" - Joseph F. Nese, Daniel Anderson, and Gerald Tindal
2009
- CCSSO Student Assessment Conference 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - June 21, 2009
BRT Research Partnerships