ERIC Number: EJ1471058
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1053-8151
EISSN: EISSN-2154-3992
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Toward Developing and Validating a Measure to Appraise Progress Monitoring Ability
Collin Shepley1; Amanda Leigh Duncan1; Anthony P. Setari2
Journal of Early Intervention, v47 n2 p148-164 2025
The provision of progress monitoring within publicly funded early childhood classrooms is legally required, supported by empirical research, and recommended by early childhood professional organizations, for teachers providing Part B services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Despite the widespread recognition of progress monitoring as an essential tool to support child development in early childhood classrooms, clear guidance on what constitutes high-quality progress monitoring is unclear. Therefore, we sought to develop and validate a new teacher quality measure specific to progress monitoring. Such a measure may assist school districts and early childhood programs in understanding the ability of their teachers for engaging in progress monitoring and supporting children with or at risk for disability or delay. Rasch analyses suggest that additional items of greater difficulty are needed within the measure, prior to public release (osf.io/28bz6/).
Descriptors: Progress Monitoring, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Test Validity, Teacher Competency Testing, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Test Items, Assessment Literacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B210002
Data File: URL: https://osf.io/28bz6/
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA; 2Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, USA