Article: Curriculum-based measurement in writing: predicting the success of high-school students on state standards tests.(Table)

In this study, we examine the validity and reliability of curriculum-based measures (CBMs) as indicators of performance on a state standards test in writing. More than 41 states require students to take a test in writing or require a writing component on their English/Language Arts assessments (McCombs, Kirby, Barney, Darilek, & Magee, 2005). In 20 of these states, students are required to pass the state test in order to graduate from high school (Kober, Chudowsky, Chudowsky, Gayler, & McMurrer, 2006). Yet, many high school students struggle with writing, especially those students with disabilities. Results of the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress indicate ...

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