Finding a Place for Data Collection in Classrooms for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders

Abstract

The importance of using data collection and analysis procedures to monitor academic and social behavior progress of students with emotional and behavioral disorders is the focus of this article. After reviewing literature supporting the efficacy of data collection procedures used in classrooms for students with disabilities, issues regarding the ease of implementation are addressed. Literature reviewing ways in which modifications can be made to data collection procedures to enhance their use in classrooms are also presented.

Key words:

• data collection
• emotional/behavioral disorders
• formative evaluation

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Philip L. Gunter

Philip L. Gunter is a professor and the Dean of the College of Education at Valdosta State University, Georgia. Kimberly Callicott is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education at Texas A & M University, College Station. R. Kenton Denny is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Brian L. Gerber is an associate professor and Assistant Dean of the College of Education at Valdosta State University, Georgia.

Kimberly Callicott

Philip L. Gunter is a professor and the Dean of the College of Education at Valdosta State University, Georgia. Kimberly Callicott is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education at Texas A & M University, College Station. R. Kenton Denny is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Brian L. Gerber is an associate professor and Assistant Dean of the College of Education at Valdosta State University, Georgia.

R. Kenton Denny

Philip L. Gunter is a professor and the Dean of the College of Education at Valdosta State University, Georgia. Kimberly Callicott is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education at Texas A & M University, College Station. R. Kenton Denny is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Brian L. Gerber is an associate professor and Assistant Dean of the College of Education at Valdosta State University, Georgia.

Brian L. Gerber

Philip L. Gunter is a professor and the Dean of the College of Education at Valdosta State University, Georgia. Kimberly Callicott is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education at Texas A & M University, College Station. R. Kenton Denny is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Brian L. Gerber is an associate professor and Assistant Dean of the College of Education at Valdosta State University, Georgia.