ERIC Number: EJ1481035
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
Available Date: 2024-06-01
Adaptation of COMPASS for Use in Autism-Specific Schools in Australia: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Abigail M. A. Love1; Ru Ying Cai1; Jennifer Stephenson2; Emma Gallagher1; Michael D. Toland3; Vicki Gibbs1,4
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v55 n9 p3274-3287 2025
Autistic students are educated in Australia across a variety of contexts and almost all educators use individualized goal-setting as a way of ensuring appropriate accommodations and curriculum modifications. Educators experience similar challenges when developing individualized goals for students, including lack of a standardized process for goal setting, inconsistent support networks, and challenges with data-driven goal-setting. The purpose of our research was to adapt and trial the Collaborative Model for Competence and Success (COMPASS), a research-based intervention aimed at improving the individualized goal-setting process for autistic students. Our primary hypothesis was that autistic students who participate in COMPASS would demonstrate more growth on their individualized outcomes relative to autistic students who receive services as usual (SAU). To answer our primary research question, we applied a single-blind cluster randomized trial. Participants were randomized into one of two groups: (a) a COMPASS intervention group and (b) a SAU group. Results indicate that students whose teachers received the intervention made more progress on their final individualized goals than those who received SAU, replicating previous findings regarding COMPASS in the US. Also, the adaptation of COMPASS for an Australian context showed high rates of satisfaction and fidelity. The success of this intervention in improving the progress that students make on their individualized goals demonstrates the benefits of a standardized intervention that supports teachers and families in this critical practice.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Goal Orientation, Individualized Education Programs, Program Implementation, Fidelity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: COMPASS (Computer Assisted Test)
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Author Affiliations: 1Autism Spectrum Australia, Aspect Research for Autism Practice, Chatswood, Australia; 2Macquarie University, School of Education, Faculty of Arts, Sydney, Australia; 3University of Toledo, The Herb Innovation Center, Toledo, USA; 4The University of Sydney, FMH Translational Research Collective, The Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, Australia

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