CBMmath - Automaticity
CBMmath is a suite of three curriculum-based measures, each designed for distinct purposes: CBMmath Automaticity, CBMmath Concepts and Applications (CAP), and CBMmath Process. All assessments are research-based and items are based on the recommendations of either the National Math Panel (2008) and/or the National Common Core Standards (CCSS; 2010).
CBMmath Automaticity measures a student’s fluency with arithmetic facts, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It can be used for both universal screening and for frequent progress monitoring.
CBMmath Automaticity consists of a General Outcome Measure (GOM) and mastery measures designed for grades 1-12. Although the content reflects the math skills typically taught in grades 1 through 3, this assessment can be used with students in any grade who need to master math facts for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Each measure provides teachers with a direct link to instruction, allowing them to determine if and when instructional adaptations are needed, to set ambitious but attainable goals for students, and to monitor progress toward those goals.
Screening
As a universal screener, CBMmath Automaticity identifies students three times a year (i.e. fall, winter, spring) who are at risk for math difficulties.
Instruction can be made more or less resource-intensive and individualized for students requiring the most support. At the school level, student growth can be tracked and monitored, allowing administrators to look at improvements across grades and academic years.
CBMmath Automaticity is included as a required assessment in FASTtrack Math for grades 2-12.
Progress Monitoring
CBMmath Automaticity also consists of single and multi-skill mastery levels, which can be used for progress monitoring students who are participating in math fact interventions: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
When used for progress monitoring, CBMmath Automaticity is highly sensitive to growth, making it quick and easy to deliver frequently (e.g., weekly, biweekly). The assessments provide useful data to monitor student progress and evaluate response to instruction.
Administration
Students log in to a computer or tablet device to complete the CBMmath Automaticity. The student enters numerical answers using a mouse or by touch screen. All CBMmath assessments use standardized administration and scoring procedures, which were designed and developed to optimize the consistency of data collected across students.
FASTtrack Math
FASTtrack Math provides teachers with streamlined administration for two recommended math screening assessments for each grade level. Those screeners are pre-selected by FastBridge based on their capacity to predict future student math performance and indicate what type of math instruction is needed now. After students complete both the specific and general math assessments three times per year, the teacher can view the scores and see recommended math instruction plans using the Screening to Intervention (s2i) report.
