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Scoring Accuracy within Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Comparison of Teachers and Microcomputer Applications.
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Ferguson, Carl L., Jr.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1991
Comparison of special education teacher (n=18) and computer-scored curriculum-based measurements (CBM) of spelling found that computer scoring accuracy was significantly higher and more stable. Additionally, high correlations were found between the CBM spelling scores and a standardized test of spelling achievement. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Testing, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Monitoring Authentic Problem Solving: MAPS for Enhancing Outcomes for Students with Disabilities. Final Report.
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Fuchs, Lynn S. – 2001
This final report describes the outcomes of Project MAPS (Monitoring Authentic Problem Solving), a project that developed multimedia computer-managed assessment environments to overcome the barriers educators face in using problem-solving performance assessment (PSPA) with students with disabilities. MAPS software was developed for 6 alternate…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software
Effects of Ongoing Curriculum-Based Measurement on Student Awareness of Goals and Progress.
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1989
Nineteen learning-disabled and 10 emotionally disturbed pupils, aged 8-15, were assigned randomly to computer-assisted curriculum-based measurement (CBM), pen and paper CBM, and contrast groups. CBM students exhibited more specific knowledge of their spelling goals and felt they received more frequent and more graphic displays of performance…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods
Effects of Expert System Advice within Curriculum-Based Measurement in Teacher Planning and Student Achievement in Spelling.
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; And Others – School Psychology Review, 1991
Effects of teacher planning and student spelling achievement of computerized expert system advice (ESA) within curriculum-based measurement (CBM) were studied for 30 special-education teachers and 60 of their elementary school students. CBM teachers without ESA provided more direct instruction on skills; those receiving ESA used more drill and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Planning, Elementary Education