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EPSS Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS) tools are new kinds of soﬅware to help students take control of their learning, behavior, and problem solving to improve success in school and to plan for transition. e goal of an EPSS is to provide necessary supports to ensure independent learning and performance at the moment of need. e tools are research-based on principles of cognitive- behavior change and strategic learning. PictureTools PictureTools are designed for pre-reading children and require minimal reading and no typing. Instead of typing, children select pictures from a photo library. Adults may insert their own digital photos into the library. Examples of each tool are provided to help users create the tool cards. Once completed, the tool cards can be printed for use. Most tools provide self- monitoring options on the printed cards. Findings • Teachers provided samples of 8 of 10 tools. Turtle Steps and Picture Contract were the only Tools not used. • Most frequently used tools were Goal Card, Do It Steps, Do-It Mark-It, and Picture Countoon. • All teachers reported that tools were easy to use and helped students to learn and behave better in school. • Two teachers noted that the Red Light Green Light was confusing to students as they use a version of this in their school that goes from green to red as students display inappropriate behavior. • Teachers requested additional tools for tattling, bullying, and social skills. Feasibility Study Participants Four Kindergarten teachers (certiﬁed in elementary and special education) from a diverse, low SES, inner city school district and their students. Method Aﬅer a 2-hour training session in which teachers were introduced to PictureTools and had an opportunity to create some tools, teachers used PictureTools with individual students and with the class for a 6-week period during the second semester. Teachers provided samples of tools created, and completed a weekly Usage Log and a satisfaction survey at the end of the study. PictureTools Usage Log Teacher Satisfaction Survey Date Tool Used Comments about is Tool Use Purpose for using? How many students used this tool? How did this work? Individuals Small Group Whole Class What students used this tool? Would you use this tool again? Gen Ed At-Risk Disabilities What would you do diﬀerently for implementation? No Maybe Yes 1. Do you like the tools you made during feasibility study period? 2. Would the tools be easy for students to make? 3. Would you like to explore more tools to use at school? For your use of PictureTools…. 4. Did the pictures help students understand the tools? 5. Was it easy for students to add pictures to their tools? 6. Was it easy for students to remove pictures from their tools? 7. Did the examples help students make tools? 8. If you added pictures to the picture library, was it easy? 9. Do you like the way the tools look when printed? 10. Did the tools help students learn better in school? 11. Did the tools help students behave better in school? 12. As a teacher, will you continue to use these tools in class? 13. Do you feel the tools are good for students with disabilities? 14. Do you feel the tools are good for students without disabilities? 15. Would you like to have the tools on your classroom computers? How can we make these tools better? How can we support teachers in using these tools with students? Problem Solving Self-Control Skills Learning Strategies EPSS Tools m e t ho d c o n t e n t m a t e r i a l s is research was funded in part by Steppingstones Project #H327A080036 from the United States Department of Education. http://kidtools.org PictureTools: Feasibility Testing of Behavior Support Soﬅware for Young Children Katherine Mitchem, California University of Pennsylvania Gail Fitzgerald, University of Missouri

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Page 1: PictureTools: Feasibility Testing of Behavior Support ...kidtools.cepel.org/pdf/20110624-PictureToolsPoster-TED-48x36.pdf · Turtle Steps and Picture Contract were the only Tools

EPSSElectronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS) tools are new kinds of software to help students take control of their learning, behavior, and problem solving to improve success in school and to plan for transition.

The goal of an EPSS is to provide necessary supports to ensure independent learning and performance at the moment of need.

The tools are research-based on principles of cognitive-behavior change and strategic learning.

PictureToolsPictureTools are designed for pre-reading children and require minimal reading and no typing. Instead of typing, children select pictures from a photo library. Adults may insert their own digital photos into the library.

Examples of each tool are provided to help users create the tool cards. Once completed, the tool cards can be printed for use. Most tools provide self-monitoring options on the printed cards.

Findings•Teachers provided samples of 8 of 10 tools. Turtle Steps and Picture Contract were the only Tools not used.•Most frequently used tools were Goal Card, Do It Steps, Do-It Mark-It, and Picture Countoon.•All teachers reported that tools were easy to use and helped students to learn and behave better in school.•Two teachers noted that the Red Light Green Light was confusing to students as they use a version of this in their school

that goes from green to red as students display inappropriate behavior.•Teachers requested additional tools for tattling, bullying, and social skills.

Feasibility StudyParticipantsFour Kindergarten teachers (certified in elementary and special education) from a diverse, low SES, inner city school district and their students.

MethodAfter a 2-hour training session in which teachers were introduced to PictureTools and had an opportunity to create some tools, teachers used PictureTools with individual students and with the class for a 6-week period during the second semester.

Teachers provided samples of tools created, and completed a weekly Usage Log and a satisfaction survey at the end of the study.

PictureTools Usage Log Teacher Satisfaction Survey

Date Tool Used Comments about This Tool Use Purpose for using?

How many students used this tool? How did this work?

Individuals Small Group Whole Class

What students used this tool? Would you use this tool again?

Gen Ed At-Risk Disabilities

What would you do differently for implementation?

No Maybe Yes 1. Do you like the tools you made during feasibility study period? 2. Would the tools be easy for students to make? 3. Would you like to explore more tools to use at school?For your use of PictureTools…. 4. Did the pictures help students understand the tools? 5. Was it easy for students to add pictures to their tools? 6. Was it easy for students to remove pictures from their tools? 7. Did the examples help students make tools? 8. If you added pictures to the picture library, was it easy? 9. Do you like the way the tools look when printed?10. Did the tools help students learn better in school?11. Did the tools help students behave better in school?12. As a teacher, will you continue to use these tools in class?13. Do you feel the tools are good for students with disabilities?14. Do you feel the tools are good for students without disabilities?15. Would you like to have the tools on your classroom computers?How can we make these tools better?

How can we support teachers in using these tools with students?

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This research was funded in part by Steppingstones Project #H327A080036 from the United States Department of Education. http://kidtools.org

PictureTools: Feasibility Testing of Behavior Support Software for Young ChildrenKatherine Mitchem, California University of Pennsylvania Gail Fitzgerald, University of Missouri

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