What is easyCBM?
easyCBM (Curriculum Based Measurement) is an assessment system designed to give teachers insight into which of their students may need additional instructional support as well as to provide a means by which they can measure the effectiveness of their teaching.
easyCBM is a progress monitoring system designed to assist students who are performing below the 50th percentile of their peers. It was created to measure students’ response to intervention and progress throughout the year. These assessments are standardized measures that sample from a year’s worth of curriculum to assess the degree to which students have mastered the skills and knowledge deemed critical at each grade level.
The program includes a variety of reading, Spanish language literacy, and math assessments to screen K-8 students at risk of falling below grade-level expectations, as well as sensitive measures to monitor progress over time.
The easyCBM Lite and Teacher Deluxe versions are designed for single teacher application. These accounts have a 200-student limit and offer both a manual (printable tests) as well as an online test option. Student responses entered into the system are automatically scored and graphed in the reports section.
There are currently three editions of easyCBM, all tailored to the potential needs of our educators. The three editions are the Teacher Lite Edition, the Teacher Deluxe Edition and the District Edition (ran by our partners at Riverside Insights).
easyCBM Teacher Lite Edition is designed for single teacher use, 100% free, and offers about half the features and measures of the upgraded versions of the program.
easyCBM Teacher Deluxe Edition builds on the Lite program's progress monitoring measures by adding Benchmark Assessments, Proficient Math, Basic Reading, Vocabulary, and Spanish measures. Additions to the program also include roster uploading, a template-based interventions log, and a student assessment archive feature. This edition is also designed for single teacher use.
easyCBM District Edition is designed for wide scale use and offers some features the Lite and Deluxe do not have. Such as account sharing, Administration oversight, and easy data transfer.
If your school or district is looking for wide-scale coverage, please contact our partners at Riverside Insights for details.
For a detailed explanation of Curriculum-Based Measurement, please refer to the resources below:
What is Curriculum-Based Measurement?
https://my.vanderbilt.edu/spedteacherresources/what-is-curriculum-based-measurement/
What Is Curriculum-Based Measurement and What Does It Mean to My Child?
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED502424.pdf
For more details regarding the easyCBM program, please refer to: Chapter 1 easyCBM Overview in the easyCBM User's Manual.