A Tool for Success Data Collection

A Tool for Success

Why is it important? Data collection is a TOOL that helps drive decision making Helps those working with students to meet the standards for the accountability on the student’s IEP IDEA 2004 Revision for special Education, REQUIRES that the response to the intervention is shown by DATA

Data collection is a TOOL that helps drive decision making

Helps those working with students to meet the standards for the accountability on the student’s IEP

IDEA 2004 Revision for special Education, REQUIRES that the response to the intervention is shown by DATA

How is it used to DEFINE the problem to Analyze the situation to Evaluate Effectiveness of the plan

to DEFINE the problem

to Analyze the situation

to Evaluate Effectiveness of the plan

Define the Problem Requires a SPECIFIC definition Prepare a BASELINE TEAM WORK Look at the FUNCTION for the behavior

Requires a SPECIFIC definition

Prepare a BASELINE

TEAM WORK

Look at the FUNCTION for the behavior

Frequency/Event Recording Use when the behavior can be easily counted Define the behavior Record the date Record the time that the behavior begins Record the time that the behavior ends

Use when the behavior can be easily counted

Define the behavior

Record the date

Record the time that the behavior begins

Record the time that the behavior ends

Charting/Graphing Provides a VISUAL image of the behavior Allow you to SEE what the behavior really looks like

Provides a VISUAL image of the behavior

Allow you to SEE what the behavior really looks like

A PERMANENT PRODUCT Remember that your data is a PERMANENT product that a legal decision may be made based on your data Keep it simple and review often

Remember that your data is a PERMANENT product

that a legal decision may be made based on your data

Keep it simple and review often