Curriculum-based Monitoring with Diagnostic Analysis
Author: Roben Beyer
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 246
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the effects of a homework intervention that included training parents on the use of a curriculum-based monitoring system (CBM), with and without diagnostic analysis. Participants were 20 fourth-grade students from a rural Northern Minnesota school and their parents. Parents consenting to the homework intervention were instructed on the use of Accelerated Math, a curriculum-based monitoring system with a diagnostic analysis (CBM+DA), during a three-hour training session. Students were matched to one of two conditions: a comparison group who only used Accelerated Math (CBM) or an experimental group that used Accelerated Math with diagnostic analysis (CBM+DA). Students in both conditions were pre- and post-tested using both STAR Math and NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP). Descriptive and inferential statistics were completed to determine if achievement using Growth Index and Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) gains/losses differed between students in each group. The results indicated the homework intervention had a significant effect on the mathematics achievement of fourth grade students when comparing the experimental group to the comparison group.