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Hand
CBM Data
Management
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Advantages
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Inexpensive
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Can be used by one teacher
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User friendly
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Low learning curve
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Can show numerical growth
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No technology needed
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Disadvantages
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Need norms from
another source |
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Can't show percentile
growth alone |
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Data isn't saved
electronically |
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More difficult to
show growth in comparison to other students |
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Pocket CBM Data
Management
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Advantages
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Inexpensive
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Can be used by one teacher
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User friendly
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Low learning curve
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Prints numerous graphs and reports
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Yields norms and rank orders
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NCLB compliant
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Disadvantages
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Need computer |
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Need to learn
program |
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Doesn't save data
by student |
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Need printer to
access data |
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No aggregation and
disaggregation |
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No national norms |
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AIMSweb Data
Management
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Advantages
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Online |
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No
program to load |
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Can be
accessed anywhere |
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Saves
data across years |
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Aggregation and disaggregation |
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Prints numerous graphs and reports
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Yields norms and rank orders
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National norms available
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NCLB compliant
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Disadvantages
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Need computer |
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Need to learn
program |
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Need Web access |
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Subscription fee |
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