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Kuntz, Emily M.; Massey, Cynthia C.; Peltier, Corey; Barczak, Mary; Crowson, H. Michael – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2023
Through time-series graphs, teachers often evaluate progress monitoring data to make both low- and high-stakes decisions for students. The construction of these graphs--specifically, the presence of an aimline and the data points per x- to y-axis ratio (DPPXYR)--may impact decisions teachers make. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Graphs, Preservice Teachers, Accuracy, Decision Making
Empirical Education Inc., 2024
This study of usage and effectiveness of Goalbook Toolkit is based on student data from a large suburban school district in the northeastern US and teacher-level application usage data from Goalbook Toolkit from the 2021-2022 school year. Goalbook Toolkit enables teachers to personalize instructional supports for specialized student populations.…
Descriptors: School Districts, Suburban Schools, Individualized Instruction, Special Education Teachers
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Wade, Taryn; McConomy, M. Addie; Heiniger, Sarah; Root, Jenny; Hott, Brittany – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2023
The purpose of this article is to provide practical, research-based strategies for using technology to monitor Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goal progress. Steps in the assessment process and progress monitoring strategies are provided to support educators in meeting the needs of students and to communicate the performance results with…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Individualized Education Programs, Goal Orientation, Electronic Learning
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Swain, Kristine D.; Hagaman, Jessica L.; Leader-Janssen, Elizabeth M. – Preventing School Failure, 2022
Utilizing effective data collection methods to track student progress on Individual Education Program (IEP) goals is essential to quality programming and meeting each student's specific needs. This study surveyed special education teachers in four midwestern states to understand IEP data collection methods and assessment training. Results…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Progress Monitoring, Individualized Education Programs, Special Education
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Roberts, Sarana Eyire; Lee, Yeunjoo – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to immediate school closures resulting in online learning. Online learning under such circumstances has presented challenges for teachers of students with mild to extensive support needs. The current study interviewed twenty special education teachers about the strategies they used when teaching online and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Barriers, Educational Needs, Special Needs Students
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Swain, Kristine D.; Hagaman, Jessica L. – Preventing School Failure, 2020
This 20-year follow-up study examined elementary special educators' use of curriculum-based measurement. Elementary special educators (N = 1,077) in four Midwest states participated in the survey. Results indicated that the overall use of CBM was much higher than 20 years ago with reading CBM as the most prevalent area of monitoring with data used…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Data Use, Curriculum Based Assessment
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Burns, Catherine E. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2015
In the current climate of increasing fiscal and clinical accountability, information is required about overall program effectiveness using clinical data. These requests present a challenge for programs utilizing single-subject data due to the use of highly individualized behavior plans and behavioral monitoring. Subsequently, the diversity of the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Research Design
Eve Müller; Caitlin Wood; Deb Childress; Lynn Cannon; William Dardick – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2023
Ivymount Social Cognition Instructional Project (IvySCIP) supports teachers and related service providers to implement data-driven social and emotional learning (SEL) instruction for their kindergarten through 5th grade students with social cognition challenges, especially those with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (HF-ASD). Based on…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Cognition, Social Emotional Learning, Kindergarten
Gesel, Samantha A.; LeJeune, Lauren M.; Chow, Jason C.; Sinclair, Anne C.; Lemons, Christopher J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
The purpose of this review was to synthesize research on the effect of professional development (PD) targeting data-based decision-making processes on teachers' knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy related to curriculum-based measurement (CBM) and data-based decision-making (DBDM). To be eligible for this review, studies had to: (1) be published…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Cavendish, Wendy; Morris, Chelsea T.; Chapman, Lindsey A.; Ocasio-Stoutenburg, Lydia; Kibler, Kristin – Preventing School Failure, 2020
Special education teachers' practice is influenced by an understanding of special education policy and knowledge of implementation practice. This study examined the perceptions of nine special education teachers related to their interpretation of assessment, progress monitoring, and transition mandates in a large urban district. Qualitative…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Special Education Teachers, Progress Monitoring, Urban Schools
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Sisti, Mary K.; Robledo, Jodi A. – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2021
Students with moderate to severe disabilities benefit most when interdisciplinary teams collaborate to deliver individualized instruction, supports and services. This research study seeks to capture a description of education specialists' collaborative experiences working with interdisciplinary teams composed of speech language pathologists,…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Interprofessional Relationship, Teamwork, Cooperation
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Brock, Matthew E.; Dynia, Jaclyn M.; Dueker, Scott A.; Barczak, Mary A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Despite broad consensus that a research-to-practice gap exists in the education of students with autism, the extent of this gap has not been well studied. We surveyed 99 teachers in Ohio about their highest priority goals for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), their approach for addressing these goals, the degree to which students had…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Theory Practice Relationship
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Lee, Chung Eun; Kim, Jennifer G. – Exceptionality, 2022
The person-centered individualized education program (IEP) transition planning has emerged as a primary indicator of quality services, and as a predictor for successful post-school outcomes for transition-age youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, these person-centered transition practices are not uniformly implemented across the…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Cooperative Planning, Transitional Programs, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
Schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) are required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to provide services for eligible students with disabilities, such as learning disabilities or health impairments. Services for these students are listed in individualized education programs (IEP). The Department of…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Students with Disabilities, Access to Education
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Parker, Richard I.; Vannest, Kimberly J.; Davis, John L. – Journal of School Psychology, 2013
The use of multi-category scales is increasing for the monitoring of IEP goals, classroom and school rules, and Behavior Improvement Plans (BIPs). Although they require greater inference than traditional data counting, little is known about the inter-rater reliability of these scales. This simulation study examined the performance of nine…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Scaling, Interrater Reliability, Test Reliability
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