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

Answer

Data collection helps track each student's progress toward IEP goals and guides the instructional team in making timely adjustments.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Interval recording

Answer

Interval recording divides the observation period into equal time blocks and documents whether the target behavior occurred within each block.

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

Answer

CTAs should document their observations and communicate concerns to the supervising teacher before any instructional changes are considered.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Reading fluency and accuracy

Answer

Running records are a literacy tool used while a student reads aloud to evaluate fluency, accuracy, and comprehension strategies.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Duration recording

Answer

Duration recording measures how long a behavior lasts from its start to its end, making it ideal for measuring on-task behavior.

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