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- About Us
- The Research Institute on Progress Monitoring is housed at the
Institute
on Community Integration (UCEDD) and the
Department of Educational
Psychology, Special Education in the
College
of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.
Iowa State University for Science and Technology is a lead collaborator
in this research. RIPM is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (Grant No. H324H030003), awarded to the Institute on Community Integration.
RIPM Objectives
Establish conceptual framework and research plans
for developing a seamless and flexible system of progress monitoring
to be used across ages (K-12), abilities, and curricula
Identify and validate progress monitoring
strategies in reading, writing, math and science using Curriculum
Based Measurement (CBM)
Establish measures that reflect performance
and predict progress in the general education curriculum
Develop a process for determining Tables of
Probable Success for passing the state standards tests
Evaluate the effects of progress monitoring
on student performance and teacher instruction
Assess the effects of instructional context
(e.g., intensity and consistency of instruction) on student
growth
RIPM Staff
Principal Investigators and Directors
Researchers
- Stan Deno, in memoriam, Department of Educational Psychology, UMN (see Interview with Stan Deno)
- Anne Foegen, Ph.D, Department of Special Education, Iowa State University
- Kristen McMaster, Ph.D., Department of Educational Psychology, UMN
- Scott McConnell, Ph.D., Center for Early Education and Development, UMN
- Sue Rose, Ph.D., Department of Educational Psychology, UMN
Statistical Advisor
Other Staff and Students
Numerous Graduate Research Assistants and others have assisted with this
project over the years, however they are
not listed individually.
Federal Project Officer
National Advisory Board Members
The Institute’s National Advisory Board members provide input
and guidance to Institute activities.
- Lynn Fuchs, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
- Steve Graham, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
- Joe Jenkins, Ph.D., University of Washington
- Harold Kleinhert, Ph.D, University of Kentucky
- Ricki Sabia, Parent Member
- Debbie Speece, Ph.D., University of Maryland
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