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Research
Associates
Dr.
Jose Alvarado
Associate Professor
Department of Special Education
San
Diego State University
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Collaborative
Goal Setting and Teacher Behavior Change Using the Instruction
Observation Form: Effects on Student Performance in Reading
and Math
Do
rigorous and substantive alternative preparation programs
translate into improved student performance? The purpose
of this study is to validate the efficacy of a teacher
observation system as it relates to student outcomes.
A model used to train special education teachers to consistently
use validated practices in a high poverty rural area where
most of the students are culturally and linguistically
diverse will be investigated.
The following questions will be answered: What is the
relationship between teachers who are viewed as making
satisfactory progress in the Instruction Observation Form
(IOF) and student achievement in reading and math? Is
this system sensitive enough to address the academic needs
of culturally and linguistically diverse students? Can
reliability and validity relative to student performance
be established for a teacher feedback system, Instruction
Observation Form? How do teachers in a high-poverty rural
area change behaviors based on feedback and collaborative
goal setting?
A correlational research design will be used to answer
these questions. Two focus groups for teachers and coaches
will be conducted, and transcripts of focus groups will
be analyzed using qualitative methods.
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