Assess Students Manually (Paper and Pencil)

easyCBM Teacher Edition supports both benchmark testing (Deluxe only) and progress monitoring. Measures can be administered in different ways, depending on the type of testing required. Benchmark testing is conducted on grade-level materials three times per year (Fall, Winter, and Spring), while progress monitoring can be administered more frequently to students receiving additional supports to evaluate whether they are making sufficient progress.

Progress monitoring can also be administered out-of-grade for students who require monitoring on lower-level material.

Paper-and-Pencil with Item-Level Data

You can also test students on paper-and-pencil, then enter their responses into easyCBM. This feature is available for all measures.

You can download PDF files of student materials and assessor materials by clicking on the Measures tab and then selecting either Benchmarks or Progress Monitoring. Scroll down to find the test forms you wish to download.

For the timed measures - individually administered measures, you will need a single Student Copy of the test form plus one Assessor Copy for every student you'll be testing. Follow the standardized testing directions to administer and score the forms.

For the untimed measures - you will need a Student Copy of the test form for every student you'll be testing.

Note** Unless you're entering the data on the same day you conducted the testing, you'll need to change the date at the top of the page before saving the test form. If different students were tested on different days, you'll need to change the date each time you save a student's responses. Always check the date before saving the form.

To enter item-level data (student responses) from paper-and-pencil administration, please see:

Entering Scores - Progress Monitoring Measures

Paper-and-Pencil with Total Scores Only (Benchmark Results Only)

This option allows you to test students on paper-and-pencil and enter only total scores into easyCBM. You can use this option for all easyCBM benchmark measures, but not for progress monitoring.

You can download PDF files of student materials and assessor materials by clicking on the Measures tab, then selecting Benchmarks. Scroll down to find the test forms you wish to download.

For the timed measures - individually administered measures, you will need a single Student Copy of the test form plus one Assessor Copy for every student you'll be testing. Follow the standardized testing directions to administer and score the forms.

For the untimed measures - you will need a Student Copy of the test form for every student you'll be testing. Use the Answer Keys available on the Benchmarks section of the Measures tab to score the forms.

To enter total scores from benchmark testing, please see: Entering Scores - Benchmark Tests (Deluxe)

A Note Regarding Testing Dates

When entering item-level progress monitoring data, either during live scoring or after paper-and-pencil testing, be sure the date at the top of the page is set to the date on which the student was tested.

It is important to enter the dates as accurately as possible so that trends in reports and graphs are representative of students' true growth.

For more information on assessing students, please see the user's manual: Chapter 19-Assessing Students.