When should I end an observation?

Answered Jenna Saunders 10 months ago

I am unclear on when to click "end observation"... Do I click it every time that I track that goal? Or do I click it after each grading period if that's when my objective end dates are in my IEP? Like if my objective states "a student will do _______ 4 out of 5 times in 4 out of 5 observations" by the end of the 2nd 9 weeks... do I click end observation every single time I track that goal? Or do I only click end observation 5 times during the grading period? Or do I click end observation at the end of the 2nd 9 weeks? I don't want to do the wrong thing and have it mess up my progress data.

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HI Jenna,

Thank you for providing an example with your question. Here are two suggestions for when to end an observation period in fastIEP:

-Suggestion 1: If a student has an objective that states "a student will do _______ 4 out of 5 times in 4 out of 5 observations" by the end of the 2nd 9 weeks, then I would suggest clicking on the end observation button at the end of your reporting period for the 2nd 9 weeks. You will enter a minimum of 5 events during the reporting period, to have one observation period.

-Suggestion 2: If you would like to treat each event (each Y/N) as a discrete event, then you will log in a minimum of 5 events before clicking on the end observation period. You will need to repeat this to create a minimum of 5 total observation periods during your reporting period.

Please let me know if this explanation helps you with determining when to end your observations. I hope you have a great day!

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Awesome! Thank you so much for your great customer service! 

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