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Curriculum-Based Assessment: The Easy Way
CurriculumBased Assessment The Easy Way Author:Carroll J. Jones Although curriculum-based assessment (CBA) has been on the horizon for a number of years, there has been a need for a practical, classroom-based approach for its implementation. This text offers practical and specific methods for developing and using CBAs in an educational setting. It gives educators a highly specific, step-by-step approach to... more » building CBAs in the areas of reading word recognition, reading comprehension, content reading, mathematics, and written expression. Each chapter offers detailed, easy-to-read, and easy-to-follow instructions for the assessment construction process. To further clarify the process, extensive examples are given in table format. A unique feature of the text is the manner in which the author illustrates the principles of CBA by providing a case study on one student which is referred to in each chapter. This book can be used by individuals or groups within a collaborative effort to strengthen instructional programs in both general and special education settings. Its formative assessment approach gives the teacher additional, detailed information about students' performance which, in turn, should guide the type of instruction designed and implemented, ultimately leading to higher performance on summative outcome measures.« less