Examining Effects of Choice Assessments on Engagement and Achievement of K-12 Students with Self-Advocacy IEP Goals
Date of Award
Spring 5-15-2020
Document Type
Project (696 or 796 registration)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Special Education
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Ximena Suarez-Sousa
Keywords
self-advocacy IEP goals, choice assessment, off-task behavior, engagement, achievement, COVID-19
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to determine how implementing choice assessments would affect a K-12 student’s engagement and achievement during work on self-advocacy IEP goals. This single-subject study, conducted with a third grade Caucasian boy in a one-on-one setting, spanned seven weeks. The research and data collection process was abruptly ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected on the student’s off-task behaviors during work sessions using interval recordings, on his level of achievement for a self-advocacy skill using a four point rubric, and on his attitude towards working on his self-advocacy goal gathered from a pre-intervention survey. Findings indicated that choice assessments decreased the rate of off-task behaviors during work sessions and increased the level of achievement on self-advocacy skills. Findings were not conclusive regarding how choice assessments impacted his attitude towards working on his self-advocacy goal as the pandemic ended the data collection process before a post-intervention survey could be administered. Further research regarding the effects of choice assessments on engagement and achievement of self-advocacy IEP goals with a variety of other students would be beneficial.
Recommended Citation
Black, Carly Shay, "Examining Effects of Choice Assessments on Engagement and Achievement of K-12 Students with Self-Advocacy IEP Goals" (2020). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 341.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/341