fast projection™ enhanced progress monitoring for student
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FAST Projection™ Enhanced Progress Monitoring for Student Success
Rachel Brown, Ph.D., NCSPSenior Academic Officer
FastBridge Learning®
With assistance from:Danielle N. Dupuis, Ph.D.
PsychometricianFastBridge Learning
Presenter
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ü Importance of progress monitoringü Data requiredü Prior researchü New FAST Projection™ method
Learning Objectives
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üShows whether intervention is working
üGuides instructional changes
Importance of Progress Monitoring
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Required Progress Data Features
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üMinimal administration and scoring time
üWeekly completion
üPart of regular school routine
Time
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üEasily administered by teachers or paraprofessionals
üData are understandable and interpretable
Simplicity
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üScores need to show student improvement• Weekly intervals• Easy to graph
Sensitivity
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üDoes it measure what it says it does?
üIs the content matched to what the student is learning?
Validity
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üWhen used over time, the scores reflect the same information
üScore variation is predictable
Reliability
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ü40+ years
üDocuments validity
üReliability varies based on the number of data points• Christ, T. J., Zopluoglu, C., Monaghen, B. D., & Van Norman, E. R.
(2013). Curriculum-based measurement of oral reading: Multi-study evaluation of schedule, duration, and dataset quality on progress monitoring outcomes. Journal of School Psychology, 51, 19-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2012.11.001• Thornblad, S. C., & Christ, T. J. (2014). Curriculum-based
measurement of reading: Is 6 weeks of daily progress monitoring enough? School Psychology Review, 43, 19-29.
Prior Research
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üThere are many progress measures that are valid, but
üThere must be at 10, 12 or more data points for the data to be reliable
üNational Center on Progress Monitoring recognized too few data points as a frequent progress monitoring error
üEducators need accurate and reliable data in order to make timely instructional decisions
Research Conclusions
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üNew research indicates that it’s possible to have accurate information in as few as 6 data points
FAST Projection™ Line
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üBayesian statisticsüUse of prior progress
data points to predict future patterns
How Does this Work?
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üOrdinary Least Squares Regression (OLSR)• Trend line• Current data only• Estimates the relationship
between 2 scores • Minimizes the sum of the
squares in the difference between the observed and predicted values
• Limited prediction
Other Solutions
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üUses prior data to adjust prediction based on actual cases• Conditional probability
üRequires fewer current data points
Bayesian Method
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üDissenting English minister• 1702-1761
üChallenged teachings of the Church of England
üMajor work published after his death• Towards Solving a Problem in the Doctrine of
Chances
Who Was Rev. Thomas Bayes?
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üBayesian methods were time prohibitive without computers
üRequires a large database of progress data
üProgress monitoring not widely used until 2006• Response to Intervention• Multi-Tiered System of Supports
Why Has this Not Been Done Before?
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What Does this Look Like?
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Old Method
New Method
üUses conditional probability to calculate a student’s predicted future progress• Patent pending
üRequires as few as 6 data points
üOptional: can be turned off and on by users
üAdditional: builds on current progress report layout
üAllows teachers to evaluate student progress faster
New FAST Projection™ Line
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Example: Student Improving
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Example: Student Not Improving
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üTeachers can make better decisions in less time
üInterventions can be reviewed and updated more quickly in relation to student learning needs
üStudent learning can be accelerated
FAST Projection™ Line
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üFastBridge Learning platform: fastbridge.org
üAll customers will have access• 9/21/2018
üAvailable for the most frequently used progress measures
Accessing the FAST Projection™ Line
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üFAST CBMreading English™
üFAST CBMreading Spanish™
üFAST earlyMath™ • Decomposing DC-1• Numeral Identification NI-1
üFAST CBMmath Automaticity™
üFAST earlyReading English™• Decodable Words• Letter Names• Letter Sounds• Nonsense Words• Onset Sounds• Word Segmenting• Sight Words 150
FAST Projection™ Line Availability
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Questions?
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ü Importance of progress monitoring
ü Data requiredü Prior researchü New FAST Projection™ method• Patent pending
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I learned…
Learning Objectives Revisited
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