NC Preschool Pyramid Model: Tier II Supports for Emotional and Social Development Module 7: Steps in the Problem-Solving Model: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Strategy

Welcome

Objectives Learners will: Understand the steps in the Problem Solving Process Explore ways to evaluate effectiveness of a strategy Understand how to use frequency data to look at the effectiveness of a strategy Discuss ways to involve families in determining the effectiveness of a strategy

Pre-Learning Assignment Questions for Reflection: What was the behavior? How did you decide what strategy to put in place? Did you collect data? How did you know if the strategy was effective in decreasing the problem behavior? Did the strategy work? If not, what did you do?

Problem-Solving Process Define Problem with Precision Evaluate Effectiveness of Instructional Strategy Explore Possible Solutions Collect and Use Data Choose an Appropriate Instructional Strategy Act on the Instructional Strategy

Duration Data Define the behavior Write down: the time the behavior began the time the behavior stopped Calculate the length of the behavior

We have included an example of a Duration Data Chart on the slide for challenging behaviors that occurred when this child was having a tantrum. Note that the behaviors are specifically defined. Let us see how this data would look in graph form. What does this data tell you?

Frequency Data

Frequency Spreadsheet Frequency Spreadsheet: Instructions for the Excel Calculator are in your Handout resources. http://nceln.fpg.unc.edu/sites/nceln.fpg.unc.edu/files/resources/Calculator.xlsx

Frequency-Duration Spreadsheet https://tinyurl.com/freq-dur-spdsht

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Strategy

How Do You Know When To Move On?

Engaging Families in Evaluating Effectiveness of Strategies What changes or improvements are you noticing with your child’s behavior at home? When are you noticing these improvements?

Let’s hear it from the coaches!

Questions and Wrap-up

Post-Learning Assignment Define Problem with Precision Evaluate Effectiveness of Instructional Strategy Explore Possible Solutions Collect and Use Data Choose an Appropriate Instructional Strategy Act on the Instructional Strategy