Panel Discussion: What is being done by assessment tool developers and publishers to address OSEP reporting needs?

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Panel Discussion What is being done by
assessment tool developers and publishers to
address OSEP reporting needs?

• Dale Walker, Charles Greenwood,
• University of Kansas, ECO Center
• Kristie Pretti-Frontczak (AEPS), Larry Bram
  (Creative Curriculum) Van Mabie (BDI)
• Presentation at the Meeting for Measuring Child
  and Family Outcomes
• Albuquerque, NM, April 2006

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Background for this effort

• Over 15 different assessment tools being used by
  the majority of states
• Existing assessment tools were not developed to
  measure the three outcomes
• ECOs response Crosswalking or mapping
  frequently used assessments to the outcomes
• Work with assessment developers publishers and
  state staff to develop guidance for how to use
  assessment results to generate OSEP-requested
  data

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Purpose of Publisher Work

• Finalize the crosswalk alignment with developers
  and publishers
• Determine feasibilty of using the instrument to
  report outcomes
• Capacity of providing age-anchored benchmarks
  (typical/ below typical)
• Develop scoring profile to enable states to
  report childs progress
• Develop computerized or web-based reporting
  format
• Maintain integrity of instruments

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Update on work with publishers and developers

• Working with 15 developers and or publishers
  (adding more)
• Creative Curriculum, AEPS, BDI, HighScope, Ounce,
  Work Sampling, ASQ, HELP, Carolina
  (infant/toddler), ELAP, IGDIs,
• Finalizing crosswalks-alignment to outcomes
• Working on how scores can be summarized on the
  ECO Summary Form
• Possible recalibration of scores
• Working on how to determine what is typical
• Age-anchored benchmarks

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What is being done by assessment developers and
publishers to address OSEP reporting needs?

• Discussion Topics
• Brief description of assessment tool
• How OSEP reporting needs are addessed
• What will be (or is) available to users to
  facililtate reporting?
• How these features will benefit users
• General discussion about reporting features