Effective Data Collection & IEP Goal Setting for Children

Data Collection Strategies for Sampling

Strategies to collect data for sampling:

  1. Record specific information about a child’s skills or behaviors: This involves observing and recording specific information about a child’s skills or behaviors. This can be done through checklists, rating scales, or anecdotal records.
  2. Duration: This involves recording the length of time a child engages in a particular behavior. This can be done using a stopwatch or timer.
  3. Frequency: This involves recording how often a child
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Informational and Structural Analysis of Speech

Informational Analysis of Speech

From the boundedness of a body or representative set of texts where the speeches are written, the role of the analyst involves cutting and grouping words that are attributed relationships and meanings associated with a category or semantic fields, previously agreed upon by the researcher, analyzed based on other texts: newspapers, letters, diaries, school essays, etc. These are containers or continents where to locate and isolate the information relevant to the study.

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Monograph vs Thesis: Key Differences and Structures

Monograph vs. Thesis: Key Differences

This document outlines the key differences between a monograph and a thesis, detailing their structure and fundamental characteristics.

1) What is a Monograph?

A monograph is a research paper on a specific theme, concrete and well-defined in time and space. Its length is not fixed; it can range from a minimum of 60 pages to the size of a book or even several volumes.

The fundamental characteristic of a monograph is that its structure does not rely on a hypothesis.

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Understanding ISO, OSI Model, TCP/IP & IP Addressing

ISO and OSI Model Fundamentals

ISO: Established in 1947, the International Organization for Standardization is a multinational body dedicated to developing international standards.

OSI Model: An ISO standard that covers all aspects of network communications. It was developed in the 1970s. ISO is the organization, OSI is the model.

OSI Model Layers Explained

Physical Layer: Responsible for the movement of individual bits from one node to another. Communication unit: bit. Physical address.

Data Link Layer:

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Journalism, Pronouns, Literary Devices, and Adventure Novels

Features of Journalism

Feature: Journalism is a genre in which the reporter, must go in person to the place where the newsworthy events occur.

Chronicle: Presents current facts and interprets information that tells of a past event, which is related to a current one. It is very similar to the report, but they differ in that in the chronicle, the author or journalist expresses their vision. Style: personal.

Types of Pronouns

Pronoun: Comes from the Latin *pronomine*, pronouns are put in place of a noun

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Understanding Addiction, Drugs, and Societal Impacts

What is Addiction?

Addiction is when a person needs something specific to feel good and becomes upset if they cannot obtain it.

Understanding Drugs and Their Use

Explaining what a drug is: A drug is a substance prescribed by a doctor and sold in a pharmacy with a prescription, guaranteeing its content and dosage. Illicit drugs are substances consumed without a prescription and often have unknown compositions and dosages.

Brief Definitions:

  • Normal use: Use with curative intent, as prescribed.
  • Abuse: Use
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