ERIC Number: EJ1394478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-2159-4341
EISSN: EISSN-2331-4001
Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship of Ivymount Social Cognition Instructional Package (IvySCIP) to Similar Assessment Tools and Impact on Students with High Functioning Autism
Eve Müller; Caitlin Wood; Deb Childress; Lynn Cannon; William Dardick
Journal of International Special Needs Education, v26 n1 2023
Ivymount Social Cognition Instructional Project (IvySCIP) supports teachers and related service providers to implement data-driven social and emotional learning (SEL) instruction for their kindergarten through 5th grade students with social cognition challenges, especially those with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (HF-ASD). Based on comprehensive assessment of students' SEL strengths and needs, IvySCIP identifies instructional priority areas, generates individualized education plan (IEP) goal recommendations, and enables SEL progress monitoring. In order to begin establishing the psychometric properties of the IvySCIP strengths and needs assessment, we examined correlations between participants' scores on IvySCIP and their scores on similar tools. As predicted, strong correlations emerged between IvySCIP and other tools. We also examined the impact of using IvySCIP over a 20 week period to facilitate SEL in students with HF-ASD. IvySCIP was piloted with 53 instructor/student pairs broken into two groups. The first group received 20 weeks of access to IvySCIP and the latter received 10 weeks of access. While pilot study outcomes suggested that there were no significant differences between the groups, all students made significant SEL progress over the course of the 20 week study as measured by IvySCIP and similar tools. Social validation surveys indicated that instructors perceived IvySCIP to be innovative, valuable, and an effective means of improving SEL instruction for students.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Cognition, Social Emotional Learning, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Individualized Education Programs, Progress Monitoring, Needs Assessment, Psychometrics, Scores, Students with Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Socialization, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Problems, Academic Ability, Self Control, Metacognition, Executive Function, Self Advocacy, Critical Thinking, Self Management
Division of International Special Education and Services, Council for Exceptional Children. Web site: http://www.jisne.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina; Virginia; Maryland; Pennsylvania
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