TY - JOUR
T1 - Curriculum-based measures of beginning writing
T2 - Technical features of the slope
AU - McMaster, Kristen L.
AU - Du, Xiaoqing
AU - Yeo, Seungsoo
AU - Deno, Stanley L.
AU - Parker, David
AU - Ellis, Troy
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - This study examined technical features of slopes produced from curriculum-based measures (CBM) of beginning writing. Eighty-five first-graders completed weekly sentence copy, picture-word, and story prompts for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, testing revealed alternate-form reliability and criterion validity of CBM scores generally similar to those found in previous research. Examinations of group- and individual-level slopes indicated 8 or 9 data points are needed to yield reliable and stable slopes. The picture-word task appeared most sensitive to growth in brief periods, yielding slopes that were significantly greater than 0 within 4 weeks. Research directions and recommendations for monitoring progress of beginning writers are discussed.
AB - This study examined technical features of slopes produced from curriculum-based measures (CBM) of beginning writing. Eighty-five first-graders completed weekly sentence copy, picture-word, and story prompts for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, testing revealed alternate-form reliability and criterion validity of CBM scores generally similar to those found in previous research. Examinations of group- and individual-level slopes indicated 8 or 9 data points are needed to yield reliable and stable slopes. The picture-word task appeared most sensitive to growth in brief periods, yielding slopes that were significantly greater than 0 within 4 weeks. Research directions and recommendations for monitoring progress of beginning writers are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/001440291107700203
DO - 10.1177/001440291107700203
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79955578593
SN - 0014-4029
VL - 77
SP - 185
EP - 206
JO - Exceptional children
JF - Exceptional children
IS - 2
ER -