Essential knowledge and skills for effective participation in the Child Outcome Summary

Process

• Be able to describe and differentiate the three child outcomes

• Know the criteria for each of the 7 points and what differentiates one from another.

• Understand the meaning of the progress question. • Know the difference between assessment

information that is functional versus discrete/skill specific (this may be application

• Understand the difference between domains and functional outcomes (could be matching).

• Know how to extract meaningful information from assessment tools for each of the three outcomes. (matching assessment items with three outcomes.

• Be able to age anchor a child’s functioning using child development resources.

• Describe/identify/recognize a quality COS team process, including families

• Be able to provide the rationale for a rating.• Know how to review COS documentation for quality.• Know the specifics of the process correct for prematurity how to rate with AT how to take the child’s culture into account.

Features

• Would like to include videos to go with child examples

• Adaptable for state use (desired)

• Database will allow state staff to generate reports of who has taken and results (sign on privileges)

Verification Process• Each segments to average 30 - 45 minutes long

• Web-based (specify minimum system requirements)

• Structure: screener (to ensure have basic knowledge) and main assessment

• Not a teaching tool – assessment of essential knowledge and skills for effective participation in the child outcomes measurement process

• Make knowledge and skills public (list of competencies to be assessed)

• Registration process that includes entering a name, state and an email address to which results should be sent (we’ll set it up so that will send results to that email)

• Database behind the system so that we‘ll know who has taken it, when, and results (including how many times have taken) – results not written over if take multiple times

• Data base that could serve as an item bank to be able to assess items (see how people do, if items are chronically missed) and switch them out or edit as needed.

• Database will allow ECO staff to generate reports of who has taken and results

• Saves responses as you go – people have the ability to go in and out as needed.

• Responses will be saved for 7 days before system starts you over.

• No feedback given within the assessment– wait until the end

• As much as possible want to assess application of knowledge rather than rote knowledge (screener can include the rote knowledge)

• Interactive and engaging

Assessment

• Need multiple versions for different age ranges (at least 2 each for 0-3 and 3-5). Consider rotating items rather than versions.

• Minimum wait period of two weeks before retake between attempt 1 and 2, and again from attempts 2 &3. Mechanism to keep people out for minimal time if fail (doesn’t allow access)

• Immediate p/f response at the endStandard (what are they measured against)Minimum # to pass

• Generates certificate for printing if passed

Phase 1

Factual knowledge, perhaps a mandated number of questions (i.e. 10) that would have to be passed in order to move on.

If someone doesn’t pass them, they would have a list of recommended training

and/or resources that would need to be explored and mastered before returning to try again.

Phase 2

• Application using a case study. This section would need sufficient time for people to read through and then take the assessment, and needs to include ample opportunity to show their knowledge

• Four children, various abilities• Two at each age grouping