IEP Quality Tutorial
About the Intervention
The IEP Quality Tutorial is a web-based decision-making support system designed to help IEP teams develop high-quality, standards-based Individualized Education Programs for students with disabilities in grades 2-8. The Tutorial provides evidence-based tools and resources including Help Topics with guidance and examples, Toolbox Resources with downloadable planning sheets, Goal Assistants to help prioritize state learning standards and write measurable annual goals and short-term objectives, Case Student Scenarios, and a Resource Library. Teachers receive initial 3-hour on-site training on using the Tutorial, along with a training manual and ongoing email/phone support. The Tutorial emphasizes data-driven decisions, prioritization of instructional choices within a standards-based environment, and individualization of IEPs to meet students' unique needs.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect: on IEP quality for annual goals
Positive effect: on IEP quality for short-term objectives
Positive effect: on student reading achievement gains
More Intervention Details
Focus Areas
Those with DisabilitiesPrograms & Services
Special Education ServicesDelivery Methods
Online – AsynchronousDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Teachers/Instructional TeamsCitation
Carty, S. J., Kim, M., Rose, C. A., Shogren, K. A., Shriner, J. G. & Trach, J. S. (2013). Effects of Using a Web-Based Individualized Education Program Decision Making Tutorial (ED576636). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED576636.pdf.
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