Models of Curriculum-Based Assessment : A Blueprint for Learning,9780890797877

Models of Curriculum-Based Assessment : A Blueprint for Learning

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780890797877
ISBN10: 0890797870
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-01-01
Publisher(s): Pro Ed
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Summary

This hands-on guide shows you how to find out precisely the appropriate level of instruction for each of your students. Models of Curriculum Based Assessment provides teachers, school psychologists, and diagnosticians with updated literature and research on curriculum-based assessment (CBA). This type of assessment is particularly useful when including students with special needs in general education classrooms, and this book gives you a practical description of (and means for assessing) how a student is functioning within the regular education curriculum. You get: ready-to-use CBAs that are designed to be used as models, scope-and-sequence charts, reproducible forms to chart progress, and directions for using these measures as the basis for instruction in Grades 2 through 12.

Table of Contents

Preface vii(2)
Introduction The Case for Curriculum-Based Assessment ix
The CBA as an Alternative ix(1)
Review of Recent CBA Literature x(5)
General Attributes of the CBA xv(1)
CBAs in Inclusive Classrooms xv
1 CBAs for Reading
1(66)
Construction and Administration of a Reading CBA
2(4)
Sample Reading CBA
6(35)
Sample Literature CBAs
41(26)
2 CBAs for Written Expression
67(8)
Analysis of Compositional and Mechanical Writing Skills
67(2)
Test for Capitalization and Punctuation
69(6)
3 CBAs for History and Social Studies
75(18)
Purposes of the CBAs
75(1)
Assessment of Comprehension and Written Skills
75(1)
Sample CBAs for History and Social Studies
76(17)
4 CBAs for Math
93(32)
Development of a Math CBA
94(2)
Testing Math Skills
96(4)
Sample Math CBA: Elementary Level
100(13)
Sample Math CBA for Fractions
113(12)
5 CBAs for Science
125(32)
Minimum Goals for a Grade 4 Science Program
125(1)
Development of a Science CBA
126(1)
Sample Science CBA
127(16)
Sample CBAs for Science Textbooks
143(14)
6 CBAs for Dictionary Skills
157(40)
Development of a Dictionary Skills CBA
157(3)
Sample Dictionary Skills CBA
160(37)
7 CBAs for Following Directions and Using Study Skills
197(28)
Development of the Two CBAs
197(1)
Implementation of the Two CBAs
198(1)
Sample Directions Skills CBA
199(10)
Sample Study Skills CBA
209(16)
References 225(6)
Appendix: The Mechanics of Composition 231(10)
Author Index 241(2)
Subject Index 243

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