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Kary Zarate; Veronica Kang; Daniel M. Maggin – Preventing School Failure, 2025
Many of the decisions made related to student progress and intervention selection rely on data. In their roles, paraeducators often implement academic interventions; therefore, they must be prepared to monitor students' progress accurately and reliably. This pilot randomized control trial tested the effects of a remote training package on…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Training, Data Collection, Reading Fluency
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Kearney, Christopher A.; Childs, Joshua – Preventing School Failure, 2023
School attendance/absenteeism (SA/A) is a crucial indicator of health and development in youth but educational policies and health-based practices in this area rely heavily on a simple metric of physical presence or absence in a school setting. SA/A data suffer from problems of quality (reliability, construct validity, data integrity) and utility…
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Policy, Health, Improvement
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Ballard, Staci C.; Bender, Stacy L. – Preventing School Failure, 2022
Alternative education settings (AES) educate many students with social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) challenges. However, there is limited synthesized research available on how to best support students' SEB functioning. This systematic review examined SEB intervention and outcome research conducted in alternative schools between 2010 and 2020.…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Students, Intervention, Mental Health
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Swain, Kristine D.; Hagaman, Jessica L.; Leader-Janssen, Elizabeth M. – Preventing School Failure, 2022
Utilizing effective data collection methods to track student progress on Individual Education Program (IEP) goals is essential to quality programming and meeting each student's specific needs. This study surveyed special education teachers in four midwestern states to understand IEP data collection methods and assessment training. Results…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Progress Monitoring, Individualized Education Programs, Special Education
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Floress, Margaret T.; Zoder-Martell, Kimberly A.; Beaudoin, Melissa M.; Yehling, Zachary R. – Preventing School Failure, 2021
Few studies have examined teachers' natural use of praise and reprimand in the absence of training, possibly due to the challenges of live data collection. This study sought to determine the feasibility of using technology to examine teachers' use of praise and reprimand during class-wide and small group instruction in four elementary classrooms.…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Small Group Instruction, Large Group Instruction
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Flannery, K. Brigid; Kato, Mimi McGrath – Preventing School Failure, 2017
Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (SWPBIS) is a framework for establishing a schoolwide positive social culture with a continuum of behavior supports and an effective learning environment for all students. This framework was initially implemented in elementary and middle schools and more recently in high schools. Coaches for…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Positive Behavior Supports, High Schools, School Size