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Special Educators' Knowledge and Use of Data Collection Practices
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Kennedy, Jillian Nosel – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Data collection of IEP goals is an ongoing problem in special education (Blackwell & Rossetti, 2014; Codding, Skorron, & Pace, 2005, Sandall, Schwartz, & LaCroix, Ruble, McGrew, Wong, & Missall, 2018; Walton, 1985). Research shows that there are inconsistencies between belief and practice. Many educators acknowledge the importance…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Knowledge Level, Data Collection, Individualized Education Programs
The Accuracy and Generalizability of Academic Data Collection by Trained Paraeducators
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Zarate, Kary – ProQuest LLC, 2021
When a paraeducator accompanies students receiving special education support across settings, students are at increased risks of decreased engagement and interaction with certified teachers (Giangreco et al., 2001). When paraeducators are tasked with implementing, it is critical they be prepared to monitor students' progress accurately and…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Generalizability Theory, Data Collection, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Effects of Picture Activity Schedules on Tasks Completed
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Morrisett, Michael Eric – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Self-determination is the freedom to make choices that impact an individual's life. Many people would agree that self-determination leads to an enhanced quality of life, and choice making is considered a central element in self-determination. Most learn choice making through a gradual release of responsibility by caregivers throughout their…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Teaching Methods, Self Determination, Quality of Life
Effects of a Prototypical Training Program on the Implementation of Systematic Observational Data Collection on IEP Objectives for the Core Deficits of Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Harkins, Jessica L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Legal mandates and best practice recommendations for the education of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) emphasize the importance of systematic, ongoing observational data collection in order to monitor progress and demonstrate accountability. The absence of such documentation in decision-making on instructional objectives indicates a…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Observation, Data Collection
Serving Youth Who Are Serving Time: A Study of the Special Education Services for Incarcerated Youth in a Short-Term Care Facility
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Hoshide, Sachiko – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the communication between sending court and community schools of a County Office of Education's (COE) Alternative Education program and the receiving juvenile detention facility of a county in a Western state and how the communication between the two facilities affected the level of special education services provided to…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education, Delinquency
Perceptions of Special Education Teachers Regarding Documentation of Individual Special Education Student Academic Accommodations within Secondary Inclusion Classrooms in an Identified Rural Public School District in Sussex County, Delaware
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Conover, Virginia Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine special education teachers' perceptions of the daily process of documentation of academic accommodations provided to special education students on their caseloads, Grades 6-10. The purposefully selected sample was comprised of 12 middle and high school special education teachers who teach in…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Needs, Focus Groups, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)