ERIC Number: EJ1385352
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1088-3576
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4829
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Impact of an IEP Goal Builder on Social Goals for Autistic Students
Müller, Eve; Wood, Caitlin; Cannon, Lynn; Childress, Deb
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v38 n3 p177-187 Sep 2023
This pilot study examined (a) the perceived barriers to creating high-quality social and emotional learning (SEL) IEP goals for autistic students without intellectual disabilities, and (b) the impact of using a data-driven SEL IEP goal builder--a key component of the Ivymount Social Cognition Instructional Package (IvySCIP)--on the quality of SEL IEP goals. Based on data from 40 instructor/student dyads, we found the following: First, based on phone interviews, instructors identified a number of significant barriers to the creation of SEL IEP goals for this population, including lack of ability to reliably assess students' SEL strengths and needs, lack of a goal builder/goal bank, and lack of comprehensive, data-driven support for generating SEL goals and tracking progress toward goal mastery. Interviewees agreed that IvySCIP effectively addressed these barriers. Second, based on a comparison of pre-intervention SEL IEP goals and those created using the IvySCIP goal builder, the quality of instructors' IEP goals appeared to improve after introduction of the goal builder, with post-intervention goals significantly more likely to include settings, givens, specific/demonstrable behavior being targeted, and measurement criteria to ensure meaningful progress monitoring. Post-intervention goals also drew more equitably from a range of SEL domains.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Barriers, Social Emotional Learning, Individualized Education Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Data Use, Public Schools, Private Schools, Elementary Education, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Virginia
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