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Page 1: Best Practices in Data-Based Decision Making Within an RTI Model Gary L. Cates, Ph.D. Illinois State University GaryCates.net Ben Ditkowsky, Ph.D. Lincolnwood

Best Practices in Data-Based Decision Making Within an RTI

Model

Gary L. Cates, Ph.D.Illinois State University

GaryCates.net

Ben Ditkowsky, Ph.D.Lincolnwood School District 74

MeasuredEffects.Com

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Acknowledgments

• Cates, Blum, & Swerdlik (2011). Authors of Effective RTI Training and Practices: Helping School and District Teams Improve Academic Performance and Social Behavior and this PowerPoint presentation. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

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Response to Intervention Is Data Based, Decision Making

• Comprehensive system of student support for academics and behavior

• Has a prevention focus• Matches instructional needs with scientifically

based interventions/instruction for all students

• Emphasizes data-based decision making across a multi-tiered framework

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Data Based Decision Making with Universal Screening Measures

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Presentation Activity 1

• What have you heard about universal screening measures?

• What are your biggest concerns?

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3 Purposes of Universal Screening

Predict which students are at risk for not meeting AYP (or long-term educational goals)

Monitor progress of all students over time

Reduce the need to do more in-depth diagnostic assessment with all students

Needed for reading, writing, math, and behavior

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Rationale for Using Universal Screening Measures

It is analogous to medical check-ups (but three times a year, not once)

Determine whether all students are meeting milestone (i.e., benchmarks) for predicted adequate growth

Provide intervention/support if they are not

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Characteristics of Universal Screening Measures

Brief to administer

Allow for multiple administration

Simple to score and interpret

Predict fairly well students at risk for not meeting AYP

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Presentation Activity 2

• What universal screening measures do you have in place currently for:– Reading?– Writing?– Math?– Behavior?

• How do these fit with the characteristics of USM outlined on the previous slide?

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Examples of Universal Screening Measures for Academic Performance (USM-A)

Curriculum-Based Measurement

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Data-Based Decision Making with USM-A

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Student Identification: Percentile Rank Approach

• Dual discrepancy to determine a change in intensity (i.e., tier) of service

• Cut Scores– Consider percentiles– District-derived cut scores are based on screening

instruments’ ability to predict state scores• Rate of Improvement

– Average gain made per day/per week?

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S, A Smith 209 208 1.00 Well Above AverageK, D J ones 159 170 0.93 Well Above AverageF, M Smith 134 156 0.90 Above AverageH, A Smith 130 148 0.81 Above AverageE, S Smith 115 145 0.75 AverageP, A J ones 96 133 0.68 AverageK, C J ones 109 114 0.51 AverageS, D Armstrong 66 112 0.46 AverageB, C Armstrong 92 94 0.36 AverageE, A Armstrong 61 80 0.25 AverageA, B Smith 39 65 0.24 Below AverageR, P Armstrong 42 63 0.22 Below AverageM, W J ones 50 60 0.20 Below AverageG, S J ones 28 58 0.19 Below AverageJ , J Smith 20 54 0.17 Below AverageM, A Smith 38 51 0.15 Below AverageB, J J ones 47 48 0.14 Below AverageP, M Smith 47 45 0.10 Below AverageA, D Armstrong 38 45 0.10 Below AverageM, T J ones 42 41 0.08 Well Below AverageD, Z Armstrong 31 39 0.07 Well Below AverageM, M Smith 30 38 0.03 Well Below AverageD, A J ones 18 38 0.03 Well Below AverageK, A Armstrong 8 21 0.02 Well Below AverageA, J J ones 7 18 0.00 Well Below Average

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Student Identification: Dual-Discrepancy Approach

• Rate of Improvement• Average gain made per day/per week?

• Compared to peers (or cut score) over time

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S, A Smith 209 208 1.00 Well Above Average -0.1 1.3K, D Jones 159 170 0.93 Well Above Average 0.6 1.3F, M Smith 134 156 0.90 Above Average 1.2 1.3H, A Smith 130 148 0.81 Above Average 1.0 1.3E, S Smith 115 145 0.75 Average 1.7 1.3P, A Jones 96 133 0.68 Average 2.1 1.3K, C Jones 109 114 0.51 Average 0.3 1.3S, D Armstrong 66 112 0.46 Average 2.6 1.3B, C Armstrong 92 94 0.36 Average 0.1 1.3E, A Armstrong 61 80 0.25 Average 1.1 1.3A, B Smith 39 65 0.24 Below Average 1.4 1.3R, P Armstrong 42 63 0.22 Below Average 1.2 1.3M, W Jones 50 60 0.20 Below Average 0.6 1.3G, S Jones 28 58 0.19 Below Average 1.7 1.3J, J Smith 20 54 0.17 Below Average 1.9 1.3M, A Smith 38 51 0.15 Below Average 0.7 1.3B, J Jones 47 48 0.14 Below Average 0.1 1.3P, M Smith 47 45 0.10 Below Average -0.1 1.3A, D Armstrong 38 45 0.10 Below Average 0.4 1.3M, T Jones 42 41 0.08 Well Below Average -0.1 1.3D, Z Armstrong 31 39 0.07 Well Below Average 0.4 1.3M, M Smith 30 38 0.03 Well Below Average 0.4 1.3D, A Jones 18 38 0.03 Well Below Average 1.1 1.3K, A Armstrong 8 21 0.02 Well Below Average 0.7 1.3A, J Jones 7 18 0.00 Well Below Average 0.6 1.3

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Dual Discrepancy

• Discrepant from peers (or empirically supported cut score) at data collection point 1 (e.g., fall benchmark)

• Discrepancy continues or becomes larger at point 2 (e.g., winter benchmark)– This is referred to a student’s rate of improvement

(ROI)

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Resources as a Consideration

• Example of comparing percentile rank or some national cut score without considering resources

• You want to minimize:– False positives– False negatives

• This can be facilitated with an educational diagnostic tool

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Correlations

• Direction (positive or negative)• Magnitude/strength (0 to 1)• If you want to understand how much overlap

(i.e., variance) between the two is explained, then square your correlationr = .70 then about 49% overlap (i.e., variance)

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A Word About Correlations

• A correlation tells us about the strength of a relationship

• A correlation does not tell…– …the direction of the relationship

• If A causes B, or if B cause A <or>– …if the relationship is causal or if there is another variable

• if C causes A and B

• Strong correlations do not always equate to accurate prediction of specific populations

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Presentation Activity 3

• How are you currently making data-based decisions using the universal screening measures you have?

• Do you need to make some adjustments to your decision-making process?

• If you answered yes to the question above, What might those adjustments be?

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Data-Based Decision Making with USM-B

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Some Preliminary Points

• Social behavior screening is just as important as academic screening

• We will focus on procedures (common sense is needed: If a child displays severe behavior, then bypass the system we will discuss today)

• We will focus on PBIS and SSBD– The programs are examples of basic principles– You do not need to purchase these exact

programs

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Office Discipline Referrals

• Good as a stand-alone screening tool for externalizing behavior problems

• Also good for analyzing schoolwide data– Discussed later

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Teacher Nomination

• Teachers are generally good judges• Nominate three students as externalizers• Nominate three students as internalizers• Trust your instincts and make decision

– There will be more sophisticated process to confirm your choices

Peggy Currid
Is this in the book? I can't find it.
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Confirming Teacher Nominations with Other Data

• Teacher, Parent, and Student Rating Scales– BASC– CBCL (Achenbach)

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Example: Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD)

• Critical Events Inventory:– 33 severe behaviors (e.g., physical assault, stealing) in

checklist format– Room for other behaviors not listed

• Adaptive Scale: Assesses socially appropriate functional skills (e.g., following teacher directions)

• Maladaptive Scale: Assesses risk for developing antisocial behavior (e.g., testing teacher limits)

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Data-Based Decision Making Using Universal Screening Measures for Behavior

• Computer software available• Web-based programs also available• See handout (Microsoft Excel Template)

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Average Referrals Per Day Per Month

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ODR Data by Behavior

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ODR Data by Location

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ODR Data by Time of Day

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ODR Data by Student

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Review of Important Points: Academic Peformance

• USMs used for screening and progress monitoring

• It is important to adhere to the characteristics when choosing a USM

• USM-A’s typically are similar to curriculum-based measurement procedures

• There are many ways to choose appropriate cut scores, but it is critical that available resources be considered

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Review of Important Points: Behavior

• Social behavior is an important area for screening• Number of office discipline referrals is a strong

measure for schoolwide data analysis and external behavior

• Both internalizing and externalizing behaviors should be screened using teacher nominations

• Follow-up with rating scales• Use computer technology to facilitate the data-

based decision-making process

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Data Based Decision Making with Diagnostic Tools for Academic

Performance and Social Behavior

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Presentation Activity 1

• What have you heard about diagnostic tools?

• What are your biggest concerns?

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3 Purposes of Diagnostic Tools

Follow up with any student identified on the USM as potentially needing additional support

Identify a specific skill or subset of skills for which students need additional instructional support

Assist in linking students with skill deficits to empirically supported intervention

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Rationale for Using Universal Screening Measures

Rule out any previous concerns flagged by a universal screening measure

Find an appropriate diagnosis

Identify an effective treatment

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Characteristics of Diagnostic Tools

Might be administered in a one-to-one format

Require more time to administer than a USM

Generally contain a larger sample of items than a USM

Generally have a wider variety of items than a USM

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Presentation Activity 2

• What diagnostic tools (DT) do you have in place currently for:– Reading?– Writing?– Math?– Behavior?

• How do these fit with the characteristics of DTs outlined on the previous slide?

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Examples of Diagnostic Tools for Academic Skills (DT-A) at Tier III and

Special Education

Curriculum Based Evaluation

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Curriculum-Based Evaluation1. Answer this: What does the student need in

addition to what is already being provided (i.e., intensification of service)?

2. Conduct an analysis of student responding– Record review: Work samples– Observation: Independent work time– Interview: Ask the student why he or she struggles

3. Develop a hypothesis based on the above4. Formulate a “test” of this hypothesis

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Data-Based Decision Making with DT-A

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Example of CBE: Tammy

• Fourth-grade student• Did not make adequate progress with the Tier II

standard protocol intervention in winter• School psychologist administered an individual probe

(i.e., diagnostic tool) and observed Tammy’s completion of this probe

• An analysis of responding yielded a diagnosis of the problem

• This diagnosis of the problem informs intervention selection

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1. What seems to bethe problem?

2. What should theintervention target?

3. Describe something ateacher could do to target this problem.

4. Do you have to buyan expensive program just for Tammy?

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Revisiting the 3 Purposes of Diagnostic Tools: Tammy

Follow up with any student identified on the USM as potentially needing additional support

Identify a specific skill or subset of skills for which students need additional instructional support

Assist in linking students with skill deficits to empirically supported intervention

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Revisiting the Characteristics of Diagnostic Tools: Tammy

Might be administered in a one-to-one format

Require more time to administer than a USM

Generally contain a larger sample of items than a USM

Generally have a wider variety of items than a USM

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Presentation Activity 3

• How are you currently making data-based decisions using the diagnostic tools you have?

• Do you need to make some adjustments to your decision-making process?

• If you answered yes to the question above, what might those adjustments be?

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Data-Based Decision Making with Diagnostic Tools for Social

Behavior (DT-B)

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Office Discipline Referrals

• Good as a stand-alone screening tool for externalizing behavior problems

• Also good for analyzing schoolwide data– Discussed later

• See example teacher nomination form – Chapter 2 of book and on CD

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Teacher Nomination

• Teachers are generally good judges• Nominate three students as externalizers• Nominate three students as internalizers• Trust your instincts and make decision

– There will be more sophisticated process to confirm your choices

• See example teacher nomination form – Chapter 2 of book and on CD

Peggy Currid
Is this in the book? I can't find it.
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Confirming Teacher Nominations with Other Data

• Teacher, Parent, and Student Rating Scales– BASC– CBCL (Achenbach)

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Example: Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD)

• Critical Events Inventory:– 33 severe behaviors (e.g., physical assault, stealing) in

checklist format– Room for other behaviors not listed

• Adaptive Scale: Assesses socially appropriate functional skills (e.g., following teacher directions)

• Maladaptive Scale: Assesses risk for developing antisocial behavior (e.g., testing teacher limits)

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Functional Assessment and/or Experimental Functional Analysis

• Set of procedures that requires extensive training

• Functional Assessment: Results in a testable hypothesis about reason for behaviors (e.g., social attention, escape, tangible reinforcement, sensory reinforcement)

• Functional Analysis: Results in empirical support for the tested hypothesis

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Functional Assessment:Remember to RIOT

• Record review– ODRs, antecedent-behavior-consequence (A-B-C) logs,

teacher narratives

• Interview– Teacher, child, parent, key personnel

• Observation– A-B-C logs, frequency counts– Classroom observations

• Test (not done): This is what the experimental functional analysis is all about

Peggy Currid
AU: see final bullet (Test) ... it's noted as "not done". Can you clarify what you mean?
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Data-Based Decision Making Using DT-B:Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence Logs

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Behavior Recording LOG Directions: Please be as specific as possible. Child’s Name: Karyn E._______________________ Date: _4/30_________ Grade: 2nd Teacher: Mrs. Becker Setting: School: Library, classroom, recess Observer: Ryan M.____________________ Date Time Setting

Where did the behavior take place?

Task What should student be doing?

Behavior What did student do?

Consequences How did you and/or students react?

Effect What happened after these reactions?

10/14 10/16 10/17 10/18 10/19

9:15 10:05 9:45 9:00 10:45

Library Small group art project Recess Classroom Classroom

Picking out a book Working with peers Free play Transitioning between reading and specials (today was computer skills) Working with peers on piñata

Pushed a peer Threw glue bottle at peer Hit peer in face with small pebble Did not transition quietly Pushed peer’s work materials on the floor

I sent him to the office Given a time-out in the hall Stood him against wall. Peer cried Reminded him he must transition quietly Sent him to the office and called mother

Came back and was polite Came back in calm Went to class with bad attitude He continued singing “don’t you wish you girlfriend was hot like me” and asking a peer about American idol – He even asked if I watched it. His mother picked him up and took him home

Comments: As you can see he is often rude, does not respond well to traditional discipline, and is aggressive towards peers.

1. What patterns do you see here? 2. What is the likely function of behavior?

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Data-Based Decision Making Using DT-B:Frequency Counts

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1. What day does the behavior most often occur? What day is it least likely to occur?

2. What time of day does the behavior most often occur? Least often?

3. When should someone come to visit if they wanted to witness the behavior?

Note: It is just as important to lookat when the behavior occursas it is to look at when it doesn’t.

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Data-Based Decision Making Using DT-B:Direct Behavioral Observations

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Behavioral Observation Form Target Student Name:_Larry F.__________________ Birth date: 4/1/1998____ School: Metcalf__________________________________ Teacher: Havey_____ Observer: _Blake M.__________________________ Date: ___5/30/________

Behavior(s) Definitions Behavior 1: Aggression (A) Physical or verbal actions toward another person that has

potential for harm Behavior 2: Talk-outs (TO) Verbalizations without permission Behavior 3: On-task (OT) Oriented to academic task or appropriate engagement with

materials Behavior 4: Behavior 5:

Target Child Behavior 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 A X X 2 TO X X X X X X 3 OT X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 5

Behavior 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 1 A X X 2 TO X X X X X X 3 OT X X X X X 4 5

Composite Child Behavior 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 A X 2 TO X X X 3 OT X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 5

Behavior 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 1 A 2 TO X X 3 OT X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 5

TCB1 _4/40_ TCB2 __12/40 TCB3 22/40_ TCB4 ______ TCB5 ______ CCB1 _1/40_ CCB2 _5/40_ CCB3 _35/40 CCB4 ______ CCB5 ______ (#Occurrences/#Observations) X 100

1. What can you get from this?

2. Are all of these behaviors severe enough to warrant individualized intervention?

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Experimental Functional Analysis• Experimentally testing a hypothesis about why a

behavior occurs:– Social attention– Escape– Tangible reinforcement– Sensory reinforcement

• Requires expertise, cooperation, and time• Strongest empirically supported method available

today for identifying cause(s) of behavior

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Example of Experimental Functional Analysis: Talking Out in Class

Potential Function Test ConditionTangible reinforcement Contingent access to

reinforcement

Attention Contingent reprimand

Escape Contingent break upon talkingout after demand

Sensory stimulation Leave isolated in room

Control condition Free time with attention andno demands

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Review of Important Points• Three Purposes for Diagnostic Tools

– As a follow-up to USM– To identify a specific skill that needs additional support– To assist in linking students to intervention

• Four Characteristics of Diagnostic Tools– Might be administered in a one-to-one format– Require more time to administer than a USM– Generally contain a larger sample of items than a USM– Generally have a wider variety of items than a USM

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Review of Important Points

• DT-A procedures may differ at Tiers II and III

• DT-B procedures may differ at Tiers II and III

• DT data are not the only data to consider when developing an intervention

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Progress Monitoring

Evaluating Intervention Effects

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Purpose and Rationale

• Determine student responsiveness to intervention at any tier

• Ensure that students are receiving an appropriate level and type of instructional support

• Identify problems early if performance “slips” are observed

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Characteristics of Progress Monitoring Tools

• Similar to USM:– Brief to administer– Allow for multiple administrations and repeated

measurement of student performance– Simple to score and interpret

• Can often be administered to groups of students

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Progress Monitoring Tools for Academics (PMT-A)

• Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM)– Reading: DIBELS, AIMSweb, easyCBM– Math: AIMSweb, easyCBM

• Progress should be presented on a graph to all stakeholders (parent/guardian, student, teacher, principal)

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Progress Monitoring Tools for Behavior (PMT-B)

• Completion of forms– Review data collection forms on topics related

diagnostic testing

• Collection of observation data• Progress should be presented on a graph to all

stakeholders (parent/guardian, student, teacher, principal)

• These graphed data should be similar to baseline/diagnostic data

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Frequency of Progress Monitoring: A Tiered Approach

• Tier I– Three times per year at grade level

• Tier II– Once per week on grade-level probe– Once per week on intervention effects

• Tier III– Once per week at grade level– Nearly daily monitoring of intervention effects

• Special Education– Once per week at grade level– Nearly daily monitoring of intervention effects

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Data-Based Decision Making with Progress Monitoring Tools

Evaluating Intervention Effectiveness

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Rate of Improvement Relative to Peers

• Performing a gap analysis between target student(s) and same-grade peers

• Goal of the intervention is to decrease gap• Minimal desired outcome is to maintain gap

(i.e., keep student from falling farther behind)• At least two measurements are needed

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Gap Analysis

The gap was maintaining (as shown on previous slide)

• We would prefer to see the gap decrease (as shown on next slide)

• We need a more potent intervention– More time– Different intervention

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Rate of Improvement Relative to Criterion

• Focus on decreasing gap between student’s current performance a specific criterion– Example: Cut score that might predict student

meeting AYP

• This may be higher than the average peer performance in low-functioning schools

• This may be lower than the average peer performance in high-functioning schools

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Evaluating Intervention Outcomes

Comparing Slopes

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How long must an intervention be implemented before calling it quits?

• Whatever the manual says• 10-15 data points• Quarter system?• Do not stop an intervention until a pre-

specified date based on one of the above has been reached!– Doing so will result in a violation of treatment

integrity of the scientifically based/empirically supported intervention being implemented

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Slope Rules(“Changing Interventions”)

• Change means new or severely intensified Intervention

• Do not make any changes without having differences in slopes between rate of improvement (ROI) of target student(s) compared to average peer or criterion

• Three possible slope decision rules …

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Slope Comparison Decision Rule #1

• If the slope of the trend line is flatter than the slope of the aim/goal line (as shown on next slide), then a change should be made– Intensify the intervention or– Start a new intervention based on assessment

data

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Slope Comparison Decision Rule #2

• If the slope of the trend line is steeper than the slope of the aim/goal line (as shown on next slide), then a change in intensity can be made– Decrease the frequency of the current intervention

per week, or– Decrease the duration of the current intervention

per week, or– Fade out the intervention, but do not stop it all

together!

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Slope Comparison Decision Rule #3

• If the slope of the trend line is similar to the slope of the aim/goal line (as shown on next slide), then a change should be made– Intensify the intervention, or– Start a new intervention based on assessment data

• The intervention did not close the gap (the intervention was therefore ineffective)

• The student was unresponsive to the intervention

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Monitoring Progress Along the Way

Three-Point Decision Rules: Adjustments

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Three-Point Decision Rules (Adjusting)

• Adjust does not mean change– Adjust: Accommodation (slight change in current

Intervention)– Change: Modification (new intervention)

• Do not make any adjustments without having three consecutive data points above or below the goal/aim line.

• Three possible three-point decision rules …

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Three Data-Point Decision Rule #1

• If you have three data points below the aim/goal line (as shown on next slide), then you can do something different– Accommodations only– Accommodation must be left in place for three

consecutive data points (above or below the line) before removing or adding additional accommodations

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Three Data-Point Decision Rule #2• If you have three data points above the

aim/goal line (as shown on next slide), then you can do something different– Accommodations only– Accommodation must be left in place for three

consecutive data points (above or below the line) before removing or adding other accommodations

– Keep in mind the goal is to facilitate growth. If you are above the line you might consider doing nothing because you are on track to meet criteria

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Three Data-Point Decision Rule #3

• If you do not have three data points above the aim/goal line (as shown on next slide), then do nothing different– Continue the intervention according to protocol– Changing something here will violate intervention

integrity

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0 = No1= Good2= Excellent

Be Safe Be Respectful Be Your Personal Best Teacher initials

Keep hands, feet, and objects to self

Use kind words and actions

Follow directions Working in class

Class 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2

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Student_______________ Parent’s signature______________________________

Comments:

AU: we’ll need to include the permission statement here, in small print.

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Monitoring Behavior with a Check-In/Check-Out System

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Analyzing Data from a Check-In/Check-Out System

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Evaluating the RTI Model• Both formative and summative evaluation should be conducted

– Annually for formative evaluation– Every three to five years for summative evaluation

• Process variables– Self-assessment– External assessment– Administrative feedback– Parent satisfaction

• Outcome Variables– High-stakes test scores, attendance, ODR– Percentage of students receiving services at each tier– Disaggregated data are important to AYP

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Review of Important Points

• Progress monitoring is essential component of RTI– It is how you evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention

and determine RTI• Rate of improvement (ROI)

– Relative to peers or to specific criterion are options • Data-based decision making

– Three data points required before deciding whether to adjust an intervention (i.e., make a small accommodation)

– At least 10 to 15 data points often suggested as a minimum for decisions about making larger modifications

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Review of Important Points• Daily Behavior Report Cards

– Typically used at Tier II– It is ideal to have the daily report card contain items that reflect

established schoolwide expectations.• Program Evaluation

– Evaluated by team and by external observer– Evaluate process variables and outcome variables– Feedback should be provided to teams

• Parent/Guardian Involvement and Satisfaction– Often can be gathered in a questionnaire at the end of problem-

solving team meetings and/or parent-teacher conferences

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Questions