Week 4: Math Assessment/M.I.N.D. Flashcards
(15 cards)
How does Math CBM differ from Reading CBM?
Reading skills build on themself, while the scope and sequence of math instruction is contested. However, the debate is not only on content but also on structure (how to test) and scope (the breadth of a given test)
Structure
How the test assesses math proficiency
Scope
The breadth of a given test
3 Major Facets of Math Mastery
Declarative Knowledge
Conceptual Knowledge
Procedural Knowledge
Declarative Knowledge
Fluent recall of facts
Conceptual Knowledge
Understanding of the underlying principles and relationships
Procedural knowledge
Fluent recall of procedures to solve problems
aimsWeb and Acadience offer mixed skill measures for both screening and progress monitoring (T/F)
T
Are mixed skill measures for math (like those used by Acadience and aimsweb) general outcome measures?
No, skills don’t tie in together like ORF. They are compilations of discrete skills and the use of these tests are questionable for progress monitoring.
Downsides of aimsweb/Acadience math assessment
Individual items are too easily/hard
Don’t necessarily focus on things being actively taught
Are questionable measures of skill fluency
Are unnecessarily long to promote stability
Is there a GOM for math?
NO
Alternative to GOMs in math assessment
Mastery measures
Advantages to using mastery measures in math assessment
High treatment utility
Pure form of fluency
High utility for precise
screening and progress monitoring
Highly efficient and understandable
Validity is assumed because measure is direct
Reliability is high given narrow sampling of skill and higher than multiple-skill measures
Reliable decision making made faster
Mastery measure
Assessments designed to evaluate student’s proficiency in specific skills/content areas by determining whether they have achieved a predetermined level of mastery
