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Enhancing Progress Monitoring Through Everyday Technology

This article explores the use of everyday technology to improve progress monitoring outcomes for behavioral problems in educational settings. It discusses the importance of progress monitoring, common challenges, and how tools like Microsoft Excel can aid in efficient data analysis. A research study at Hamilton Co. Elementary School tests the impact of using Excel on progress monitoring effectiveness.

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Enhancing Progress Monitoring Through Everyday Technology

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  1. Using Everyday Technology to Increase the Probability of Successful Progress-Monitoring Outcomes for Behavioral Problems Kevin Roberts

  2. Progress-Monitoring and Technology • Progress-Monitoring • IDEA requires progress-monitoring • Provides information about the intervention: • Discrepancies • A measure of accountability • Extent of effectiveness • Possible Modifications

  3. Progress-Monitoring and Technology • Progress-Monitoring Cont’d • Often done incorrectly; if done at all • Approx. 20% of IEPs for Bx Interventions • Etscheidt (2006); Wilkinson (2007); Ysseldyke and Bolt (2007), among others • Why Bx Intervention? • School may have academic software • Behavior is more existential; specific

  4. Progress-Monitoring and Technology • Why Monitoring Progress is Neglected? • It is unclear; lack of empirical evidence • Possible explanations • Not enough time • Too complex without technology • Unaware of how to do it correctly • Unaware of the purpose

  5. Progress-Monitoring and Technology • Educators who use DIBELS • 57% DIBELS has progress-monitoring feature • 11% being an advantage • 9% informed instruction • Technology and Progress-Monitoring • Empirical Evidence • Software

  6. Progress-Monitoring and Technology • Everyday Technology • Microsoft Excel • Readily Available; Cheap • Creativity • Teachers more experience • Analysis capabilities • Several instructional sources • Longevity; may be around for years to come

  7. Progress-Monitoring and Technology • Research Study: Idea in Progress • To see if using Excel increases progress-monitoring (before and after) • Measure teachers’ satisfaction, etc. • Method • Participants • Teachers at Hamilton Co. Elementary School • Bx Problems with student(s)

  8. Progress-Monitoring and Technology • Method Cont’d • Materials (FREE!!!!!!) • Excel • Intervention Plan • Survey • Design & Procedure • School Psychology Intern • Collaborate to Develop Progress-Monitoring Plan

  9. Progress-Monitoring and Technology • QUeStiOns??????? • Comments???? • THOUGHTS??? • Suggesttions?????

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