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Figure 4.1. Measurement framework. Level One: Program evaluation Who: Children, environments, educators/caregivers/consultants What: Observations of children’s progress across broad developmental and discipline- specific domains/areas; examination of learning environments; assessment of
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Figure 4.1. Measurement framework. Level One: Program evaluation Who: Children, environments, educators/caregivers/consultants What: Observations of children’s progress across broad developmental and discipline- specific domains/areas; examination of learning environments; assessment of stakeholder satisfaction; documentation of program quality When: Semi-annually or annually Why: To evaluate the effect of intervention or other services on individual or groups of children; to determine rates of child progress or change; to ensure stakeholder satisfaction; to evaluate program goals; to improve services; to document intervention fidelity; to meet accountability mandates How: Administer norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, curriculum-based, and/or general outcomes measures of children’s growth; conduct interviews and distribute questionnaires/surveys; administer ecological inventories or ecobehavioral assessments Level Two: Program Planning Who: Individual or groups of children What: Observations of children’s performance across broad developmental and discipline-specific domains; group processes When: Monthly and/or quarterly Why: To identify children’s strengths, interests, emerging abilities, and needs; to plan intervention and daily activities; to guide the selection of target skills and/or processes for individual or groups of children; to evaluate children’s progress; to improve services; to evaluate the effect of intervention or other services on individual or groups of children How: Administer criterion-referenced and/or curriculum-based measures within the context of classroom activities and routines continued
Figure 4.1. cont. Measurement framework. Level Three: Progress Monitoring Who: Individual children What: Observations of children’s performance on specific or individually targeted skills and/or processes (i.e., target behaviors) When: Daily and/or weekly Why: To discover trends and patterns in children’s performance; to guide adaptations of the social and physical environment; to ensure daily activities are a match to children’s developmental levels and needs; to monitor children’s progress over time; to evaluate the effect of intervention or other services on individual children How: Use a variety of methods including written descriptions, permanent products, and counts or tallies