eduCLIMBER and FastBridge: Progress Monitoring Report Similarities and Differences – FastBridge

This article outlines how the Progress Monitoring reports in FastBridge and eduCLIMBER are similar, how they're different, and the key reasons to use one versus the other.

Summary

eduCLIMBER

The Progress Monitoring Report in eduCLIMBER includes universal screening data from before and after an intervention. This is unique because FastBridge doesn't currently include screening data in its Progress Monitoring Report; the only way to see both screening and progress monitoring data on a single report in FastBridge is via the Student at-a-Glance Report. In addition, the eduCLIMBER report shows the student's accuracy percentage. FastBridge, on the other hand, only tells educators whether a student scored above or below 95 percent accuracy. If knowing the exact accuracy percentage is important, educators will likely prefer to view their progress monitoring data in eduCLIMBER. eduCLIMBER also allows educators to view the 25th percentile line (nationally) across multiple seasons.

FastBridge

The Progress Monitoring Report in FastBridge includes item-level errors and miscue analysis for several of its progress monitoring measures. This type of information is valuable because educators can look for patterns in student errors and adjust their instruction accordingly. FastBridge also has its own trademarked Projection Line rooted in Bayesian statistics, which allows educators to predict future student performance after collecting only 6 data points. eduCLIMBER uses an extended trend line, which requires educators to collect 9 to 12 data points before being able to make an accurate prediction about future student performance. Compared to eduCLIMBER, FastBridge does allow educators more choices in viewing the National Percentile line in that they can select percentiles in increments of 5 points. However, unlike eduCLIMBER, FastBridge does not show how the National Percentile selected changes over seasons; rather, users may select the percentile for Fall, Winter, or Spring.

Overview

	FastBridge	eduCLIMBER
Purpose	Show student performance during intervention Sharing with families	Show student performance during intervention Share with school staff
Information Provided	Displays student’s scores with a goal, trend lines, and error chart Graph and table formats Specific errors and teacher notes	Displays student’s scores with a goal, trend lines, errors, and accuracy Includes universal screening data Graph and table formats
Frequency of Use	As often as desired	As often as desired
Advantages	Miscue analysis / item-level errors for some assessments FAST Projection Line National Percentile line can be selected in increments of 5 points for a single season (Fall, Winter, or Spring)	Universal screening data from before and after intervention Accuracy percentage Trend Line National Percentile line (25th) has a slope which indicates the change in scores across Fall, Winter, and Spring