You have administered and scored the CBM, now what?
![Graphing and progress monitoring](https://teachingwithsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Graphing-and-progress-monitoring.png)
After all three baselines have been administered, you can read about that here, average the scores and plot the point on the graph. I am using a paper graph that I have made, you will see examples below.
The unique baseline for each student has been determined, now a goal needs to be set. Just like scoring, there are options for goal setting. Options include end-of-year benchmarking, rate of improvement, and intra-individual framework. I chose to use the rate of improvement for goal setting. For the first round, I am collecting data over a 10 week period. Since the amount of time is so short, by using the rate of improvement, I can easily see how students are responding to interventions.
The rate of improvement option uses national norms of improvement. The chart below is what I use to calculate the growth slope.
![Math CBM Weekly Growth Rates](https://teachingwithsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Math-CBM-Weekly-Growth-Rates.png)
![rate of improvement formula](https://teachingwithsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/rate-of-improvement-formula.png)
Baselines have been recorded, goals have been set, now it’s time to plot the weekly CBM probes! Lines are drawn to connect each data point.
I am including a few examples of my 4th and 5th grade math students below. For each student I drew both the realistic and ambitious goal.
Student A (5th)
![Plotting Points 1](https://teachingwithsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Plotting-Points-1.png)
- Baseline: 2
- Realistic Goal: (0.75 x 10 + 2 = 9.5)
- Ambitious Goal: (1.2 x 10 + 2 = 14)
Student B (5th)
![Plotting Points 2](https://teachingwithsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Plotting-Points-2.png)
- Baseline: 1
- Realistic Goal: (0.75 x 10 + 1 = 8.5)
- Ambitious Goal: (1.2 x 10 + 1 = 13)
Student C (4th)
![Plotting Points 3](https://teachingwithsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Plotting-Points-3.png)
- Baseline: 6
- Realistic Goal: (0.70 x 10 + 6 = 13)
- Ambitious Goal: (1.15 x 10 + 6 = 17.5)