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Does Latency in Recording Data Make a Difference? Confirming the Accuracy of Teachers' Data
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Taber-Doughty, Teresa; Jasper, Andrea D. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2012
The effects of latency on the accuracy of data recorded by three special education teachers were examined in this study. Teachers recorded data on the target behaviors of three students with varying disabilities. The accuracy of data recorded was assessed during three time periods: immediately after the target behavior occurred, at the end of the…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness, Disabilities, Special Education
Postschool Outcome Data Collection Programs: Examples from Two States
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Rabren, Karen; Johnson, Cinda – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
There is a growing emphasis on academic performance and educational outcomes for students with disabilities. This focus is demonstrated, in part, by the federal requirement to collect post-school outcome data from these former students (i.e., Indicator 14). The purpose of this paper is to introduce two states' approaches to collecting post-school…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Data Collection, Academic Achievement, Disabilities
High-Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in Schools: Assessment and Intervention. Practical Intervention in the Schools Series
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Sansosti, Frank J.; Powell-Smith, Kelly A.; Cowan, Richard J. – Guilford Publications, 2010
Meeting a growing need for school-based practitioners, this book provides vital tools for improving the academic, behavioral, and social outcomes of students with high-functioning autism or Asperger syndrome (HFA/AS). Research-based best practices are presented for conducting meaningful assessments; collaborating with teachers, students, and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Individualized Education Programs, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
State Special Education Outcomes 1991: A Report on State Activities in the Assessment of Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities.
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National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
Based on interviews with state personnel and a review of state documents, this report summarizes activities by the states in assessment of educational outcomes for students with disabilities. The report is divided into six sections addressing: (1) state contexts; (2) special education federally reported data; (3) state assessment of outcomes; (4)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Present and Future Computer Applications in Special Education Research, Evaluation and Planning.
Enell, Nancy C. – 1983
This paper is based on information related to the use of computers in special education within California, and on the experiences of the San Juan Unified School District in using computer information for special education research, evaluation and planning. The majority of special education planning agencies in California have some type of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Managed Instruction, Computers, Data Collection
Finding a Place for Data Collection in Classrooms for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
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Gunter, Philip L.; Callicott, Kimberly; Denny, R. Kenton; Gerber, Brian L. – Preventing School Failure, 2003
The importance of using data collection and analysis procedures to monitor academic and social behavior progress of students with emotional and behavioral disorders is the focus of this article. After reviewing literature supporting the efficacy of data collection procedures used in classrooms for students with disabilities, issues regarding the…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Data Collection, Disabilities, Behavior Disorders