ERIC Number: ED618782
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 45
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
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Promoting Effective Decision-Making: Training Educators to Collect and Use Social-Emotional Skill Assessment Data to Inform Tier II Interventions
von der Embse, Nathaniel; Kilgus, Stephen; Eklund, Katie; Zahn, Miranda; Peet, Casie; Durango, Sarahy
Grantee Submission
Teachers are often called upon to identify behavioral and emotional risk within their students by completing a variety of assessment tools. However, many teachers may lack the requisite skills to reliably identify students at-risk or use data derived from assessment tools to inform intervention. A series of trainings were developed to improve decision-making on the "Intervention Selection Profile-Skills," with a focus on improving accuracy and use of data. Specifically, a two-study randomized controlled design was employed to evaluate the efficacy of a basic informational training and a training with a practice component with regards to a control condition on the collection and use of social-emotional assessment data on the ISP-Skills. Results suggest limited influence of training on the accuracy of data collection, yet significant influence on improving how data are used to inform intervention. Implications for practice and research, as well as limitations, are discussed. [This paper will be published in "School Psychology Review."]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A180515