Discussion Questions for Problem Solving Module (possible answers on page 2 and in ppt notes)

1. Most buildings have some form of a general education intervention team. List elements of the problem solving process as described in this presentation that may not be present in a typical team

2. What benefits do you see to teams adopting a more comprehensive problem solving model such as this?

Quiz Questions for Problem Solving Module (answers on page 2 and in ppt notes)

1.  Most buildings have some form of a general education intervention team. List some elements of the problem solving process that may not be present in a typical team.

2.  List the steps of the problem-solving model discussed.

3.  True or False: A challenge of the problem solving system is that it is more reactive than proactive.

4.  Which of the following is NOT a way to collect baseline data on primary area of concern:

a.  Record Review

b.  Interview

c.  Observation

d.  Testing

e.  All of the above are ways to collect baseline data.

5.  What may be some benefits of teams adopting a more comprehensive problem-solving model such as this?

6.  True or False: Problem admiration is often a helpful tool to use within the problem-solving model.


Discussion Question possible answers:

Example Answers Question 1:

No school wide data

Interventions not explicitly matched to function of identified problem

Progress monitoring data not collected, leading to qualitative evaluation of intervention effectiveness

Limited focus on implementation integrity

Example Answers Question 2:

Interventions more likely to be well matched to student need

Interventions more likely to be effective

Use of data promotes more consistent decision making practices

Quiz Answers:

1. No school-wide data

Interventions not explicitly matched to function of identified problem

Progress-monitoring data not collected, leading to qualitative evaluation of intervention effectiveness

Limited focus on implementation integrity

2. Problem id

Problem analysis

Plan development

Plan implementation

Plan evaluation.

3. True

4. All of the above are ways to collect baseline data.

5. Interventions more likely to be well matched to student need

Inteventions more likely to be effective

Use of data promotes more consisten decision making practices

6. False