You are the supervisor to the special education teachers in your school district. Most of your teachers either
do not collect data or do so inaccurately. Describe how you would prepare your teachers to regularly collect
accurate data on the students they serve. Discuss the rationale you would provide to teachers.
What will be an ideal response?
Rational for collecting data: Accountability, helps to ensure effective instructional practices, and helps
to evaluate when changes in programming are needed.
Recommendations for preparing teachers: Give overview of behavioral dimensions, pros and cons of various behavior data collection systems, provide example of data sheets, provide guidelines for how often to collect data, and monitor teachers' collection of data.
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