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WIU-QC Professor Teaches Students in Sweden Via the Internet
April 20, 2007
MOLINE, IL -- A Western Illinois University-Quad Cities professor recently taught across the ocean from Moline … with a little help from technology.
WIU-QC Special Education Professor Linda Meloy lectured students at Kristianstad University in Sweden about curriculum-based measurement (CBM) in written expression earlier this semester, and she did it from the WIU-QC campus via an Internet connection. While visiting Kristianstad University for a CBM research project, Meloy was asked to present the CBM material to graduate students during the spring semester.
"The Swedish students were excited about the CBM assessment method, which always warms the heart of a staunch proponent of the topic," Meloy said.
According to Meloy, CBM is an assessment method that is done either weekly or bi-weekly. The assessments last anywhere from one to three minutes and are graphed so that the teacher and student can observe the student's progress.
"For example, in written language, a student writes for three minutes from a story starter and then total words written, percent of words spelled correctly and correct word sequences are calculated," Meloy said. "These assessments are simple to do and aren't as expensive as other assessments."
Meloy hopes to continue working abroad to teach others about CBM.
"Relationships with international universities are important because they allow the sharing of prospectives and methods, the opportunity to view differences and similarities in culture and the opportunity to dispel myths about Americans," Meloy added.
Posted By: Darcie Shinberger (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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