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CURRICULUM BASED MEASUREMENT AND GRAPHING

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Learning Outcomes

Learn what is Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) and progress monitoring
Create four types of CBM graphing to report students' progress using spreadsheet

Curriculum Based Measurement

Here is a quick introduction to CBM:

According to Reading Rock, CBM is a method teachers use to find out how students are progressing in basic academic areas. The website also explains how and why teachers to use this way of formative assessment.

Progress Monitoring

In order to understand the importance, this video below provides some thorough reasons for monitoring the students' progress in special education:

Although you may not be a professional from Individualized Education Program (IEP), you can still keep track of your students' progress in your class.

Here is an example of how teachers and examiners measuring a dyslexic student's progress in reading:

Creating Graphs to Show Students' Progress

Presenting graphs instead of a list of data to personnel and parents gives them a clear visual representation to monitor a student's progress. Jessica Weisenbach Sellers explains why CBM graphs are helpful.

In the rest of this unit, you will learn how to create four different types of progress monitoring graphs using spreadsheet.