CTA Data Collection & Progress Monitoring

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of collecting data on student performance in a CTA role?

Accepted Answer

To monitor progress toward IEP goals and inform instructional decisions

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To compare students with each other

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To determine which students should be retained

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To satisfy administrative reporting requirements only

Question 2

Which type of data collection involves recording whether a student performed a behavior within specific time intervals?

Accepted Answer

Interval recording

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Frequency recording

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Duration recording

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Latency recording

Question 3

When a CTA notices a student's progress has stalled, the FIRST step should be to:

Accepted Answer

Document the observation and report it to the supervising teacher

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Change the student's IEP goals immediately

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Move the student to a lower-level instructional group

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Independently reduce the student's workload

Question 4

A running record is BEST used to assess which type of student performance?

Accepted Answer

Reading fluency and accuracy

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Math computation speed

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Social behavior patterns

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Attendance and punctuality

Question 5

Which data collection method would be MOST appropriate for tracking how long a student stays on task?

Accepted Answer

Duration recording

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Frequency recording

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Interval recording

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Anecdotal recording

Question 6

When recording data on student performance, a CTA should ensure that records are:

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Objective, accurate, and confidential

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Shared publicly to encourage student motivation

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Modified to reflect what the student should have done

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Only recorded when the student performs poorly

Question 7

A frequency count is MOST useful for tracking:

Accepted Answer

The number of times a specific behavior occurs

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How long a student reads independently each session

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When during the day a behavior is most likely to happen

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The quality of a student's written work