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Data Assessment

A+. Data Assessment. Lori Roth, Education Specialist Special Education Service Agency February 18, 2003. Agenda Introduction Who, What, Why & Where? Roles and Responsibilities? Methods and Uses? Questions?. Who, What, Why and Where?. What is Data Assessment?.

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Data Assessment

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  1. A+ Data Assessment Lori Roth, Education Specialist Special Education Service Agency February 18, 2003 Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  2. Agenda Introduction Who, What, Why & Where? Roles and Responsibilities? Methods and Uses? Questions? Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  3. Who, What, Why and Where? Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  4. What is Data Assessment? • Data assessment is an objective and accurate measurement of student progress or lack of progress of a task, activity, or behavior. • You must have a starting point (baseline) and ending point (criteria). Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  5. Why Collect Data? Required by IDEA ‘97 to: • Monitor and provide parents with documentation of progress towards mastery for annual IEP goals and objectives. • Provide documentation for special education student participation in state-wide and alternate assessments. Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  6. Why . . . Accurate data collection allows the teacher to: • Determine a student’s present levels (PLEP) • Determine adaptations or interventions • Determine student progress or lack of progress • Determine program modifications and supports • Determine patterns of behavior Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  7. Legal Documentation Cover Your……… Program Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  8. Where is data collected? Everywhere! Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  9. Educational Team Member’s Responsibility? Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  10. Teacher Responsibilities • Identify and define skill/behavior • Establish BASELINE and CRITERIA • Create a user-friendly data collection method • Train team members to collect data across environments • Review and analyze data weekly • Modify programs based on data Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  11. Related Service Personnel Responsibilities • Evaluate in specialty areas for present level of performance (baseline) • Provide recommendations to educational team based on evaluation • Evaluate in specialty area for student progress (criteria) Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  12. Para-Professional Responsibilities • Participate in data collection training • Collect data in environments where the teacher may not be present and during instruction • Review andanalyze data with educational staff Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  13. Parent Responsibilities • Participate in data collection training • Collect data in home and community settings • Share data with educational team on a regular basis Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  14. How to Select a Data Collection Method? Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  15. Frequency Count (Rate) Interval Recording Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (A-B-C) Duration Recording Permanent Product Video Environmental Analysis Task Analysis Skills Checklist Self-Monitoring Digital Images Photographs Direct Data Assessment Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  16. Frequency Count Number of times the behavior or skill occurred Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  17. Interval Recording Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  18. A-B-C Analysis Antecedent Behavior Consequence Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  19. Start____________ Stop____________ Total Time_______ Start____________ Stop____________ Total Time_______ Stop____________ Start____________ Total Time_______ Stop____________ Start____________ Total Time_______ Duration Recording Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  20. Permanent Product skoole 04 +7 11 04 +7 14 School Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  21. Environmental Analysis Behavior or skill Group Recess Lunch Math Hallway Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  22. Task Analysis Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  23. Digital Image/Photograph Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  24. Indirect Data Assessment • Interview • Motivational Assessment Scale (1986 V. Mark Durand, Ph.D.) • Review of Records Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

  25. Helpful Hints • Measure only one behavior/skill • Clearly define the behavior/skill • Determine the correct data collection method • Determine what environments data will be taken • Provide training for accuracy and objectivity Special Education Service Agency 2003Sp

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