Apply goal-line decision rules to CBM data to adjust IEP goals or revise instruction¶

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Description¶

At tertiary prevention, standard decision rules guide whether to raise a goal or change instruction. If "the most recent 4 consecutive CBM scores are above the goal-line, the student's end-of-year performance goal needs to be increased"; if below, the teacher revises the instructional program; if approximating the goal-line, no change is needed. Parallel rules apply to trend-lines versus goal-lines, and the end-of-year goal and goal-line are never decreased.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Weekly CBM data graphed against a goal-line, with re-evaluation after another 7-8 data points following any change

Constraints¶

• The article notes these decision rules could also inform secondary prevention decisions, but Highland Park uses slope data instead at that level

Target Learners¶

• Students in special education with individualized math programs

Target Learning Goals¶

• Setting and adjusting IEP goals
• Deciding when instructional programs need revision

Related Strategies¶

• Response To Intervention

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Powell, S. R., & Seethaler, P. M. (2007). Grade One: Math Computation (Math Case Study #1). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED502453