ESPC Data Collection & Progress Monitoring 2

Question 1

Duration recording is most appropriate when the goal is to measure:

Accepted Answer

How long a student engages in a behavior

Answer

How many times a student engages in a behavior

Answer

How quickly a student responds after a prompt

Answer

The intensity of a student's emotional reaction

Question 2

Which data collection method involves writing a detailed, narrative description of behavior as it occurs in real time?

Accepted Answer

Anecdotal recording

Answer

Interval recording

Answer

Latency recording

Answer

Momentary time sampling

Question 3

In 'whole interval' recording, a behavior is scored as occurring only if it:

Accepted Answer

Continues throughout the entire interval

Answer

Occurs at any point during the interval

Answer

Occurs at the exact moment the interval ends

Answer

Occurs more than once during the interval

Question 4

What is a 'probe' in the context of academic data collection for an IEP student?

Accepted Answer

A brief, standardized sample of student performance used to monitor progress

Answer

A full formal assessment administered by the school psychologist

Answer

A survey given to parents to assess home reading habits

Answer

An observation checklist completed by the classroom teacher

Question 5

For students receiving intensive (Tier 3) interventions, how frequently should progress monitoring data typically be collected?

Accepted Answer

At least weekly

Answer

Once per semester

Answer

Once per month

Answer

Only at the beginning and end of the school year

Question 6

What does 'inter-rater reliability' mean in data collection?

Accepted Answer

The degree to which two independent observers record the same data for the same behavior

Answer

The consistency of a student's performance across different subject areas

Answer

The accuracy of a standardized test when administered multiple times

Answer

The agreement between a student's self-report and teacher observation

Question 7

Latency recording measures the time between:

Accepted Answer

A direction or prompt and the student's initial response

Answer

The start and end of a single behavior episode

Answer

Two consecutive occurrences of the same behavior

Answer

The beginning of class and the first behavioral incident