Research and Conference Presentations
Research
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Using Curriculum-Based Assessments for Accountability
Researchers from Kent State University are currently conducting
a very important study on the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS®)
and how such a curriculum-based assessment can be use to meet federal and state
accountability mandates. You are being contacted because you and/or your staff
are currently using or plan to use the AEPS®.
This research project is critical because our field knows that using
curriculum-based assessments like the AEPS®
can lead to improved outcomes for children. Specifically we know that higher
quality IFSP/IEPs can be written, that more accurate programming can take place,
and children's progress over time can be monitored. Currently, state and federal
agencies are increasingly asking professional team members to report child
progress and be accountable to meeting state/federal mandates. We are hoping to
provide evidence to support the continued use of curriculum-based assessments
and meet these increasing accountability mandates. By providing us with
completed AEPS® Child Observation Data
Recording Forms (on paper or online), we will be able to study the use of the
curriculum-based assessments for all children and to meet accountability
mandates while improving services to young children.
If you have families who are willing to participate in this critical research
please complete the following steps no later than May 12, 2006.If you
have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me, Dr. Kristie
Pretti-Frontczak (kprettif@kent.edu).
To participate you can
submit a single completed AEPS® or as many
as you like. Any level of participation is appreciated. If you have questions or
concerns about the study, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. All
forms you will need can be downloaded and duplicated or we can send packets
directly to you.
Participation Steps:
Step One: Determine for whom the AEPS®
Second Edition was completed or will be completed
* Any dates from the past are acceptable NOW through May 12, 2006
* If you administer the AEPS® more than one time a year or more than one time on a given child, please consider sending copies of completed Child
Observation Data Recording Forms for each administration period (i.e., time 1,
time 2, and time 3).
Sample of the Child Observation Data Recording From
Step Two: Read and if willing, sign and return the
teacher/early interventionist consent
form.
Step Three: Contact families of children who they have or will
complete the AEPS®. Families are to read and
if willing, sign the
caregiver/parent consent form. They are to return the signed consent forms
directly to you.
Step Four: Mail completed teacher/early interventionist and
caregiver/parent consent forms to Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak (kprettif@kent.edu)
at Kent State University. If pre-addressed stamped envelopes are needed, they
can be made available.
Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak
405 White Hall
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242
Step Five: Complete the
Basic Information Form
for each child who has signed parent/caregiver consent and a completed AEPS®
Child Observation Data Recording Form (paper
or online version). The Basic Information
Form can also be completed online
.
Directions for accessing the AEPS® Child
Observation Data Recording Form online can be
obtained by clicking here.
Step Six: Copy and mail completed paper versions of the AEPS®
Child Observation Data Recording Form to Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak at
Kent State University. Again, if pre-addressed stamped envelopes are needed,
they can be made available.
Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak
405 White Hall
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242
THANKS!
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Linking Assessment, IFSPs/IEPs, and Curricula in Preschool Environments is a national study designed to examine preschool teachers use of child assessment tools, their thoughts about the IFSP/IEP process, and issues surrounding curricula. Thanks to all those who participated in the study. We are currently analyzing results and will post them soon. Please visit back.
If you would like to review or print a copy of the survey please click here.
If you would like a copy of the poster presented at the Division of Early Childhood Conference in Boston, MA on December 2, 2001, please click here. Please enter/click on "cancel" if an authorization code is requested.
Click here for a summary of findings to date from the Linking Assessment, IFSPs/IEPs, and Curricula in Preschool Environments national study
Click here for a summary of findings for TX only
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the survey, please contact Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak.
Conferences
Celebrating Three Decades of IDEAs: OSEP National Early Childhood Conference - December 2005
Norm-Referenced Assessment Summary Table
Curriculum-Based Assessment Rating Rubric
Steps to Validating CBA Crosswalks
Contact Kristie Pretti-Frontczak with questions or concerns
Society for Research in Child Development Poster Presentation
PacRim Conference Presentations
Division of Early Childhood Conference Presentations
Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention Conference Presentations
Various Presentations (KSU and OH)
Chapter and Tables/Figures on Data Collection from Blended Practices Text