All four students achieved above the performance levels teachers expected on the Goal Attainment Scale, exceeding their personal goals by 10% to 20%¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2002 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2005: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? On GAS pretests, all participating students achieved above teacher-projected outcomes; Natalie, Andy, and Joan each exceeded their 80% personal goals by 20%, and Jane exceeded her 90% goal by 10%. → Agran 2002

Evidence¶

Agran 2002¶

Agran, M., Blanchard, C., Wehmeyer, M., & Hughes, C. (2002). Increasing the Problem-Solving Skills of Students with Developmental Disabilities Participating in General Education. Remedial and Special Education, 23(5), 279-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/07419325020230050301

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Secondary outcome measure: the Goal Attainment Scale, completed by teachers at baseline and by students prior to training, projecting five levels of expected performance. The article reports "all of the participating students achieved above what teachers expected they would achieve."

"Based on the GAS pretests completed by the s tudents, all of the participating students achieved above what teachers expected they would achieve."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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