Change search terms when results are not useful
When to use this goal
For students who type the same search over and over, or give up, when online research returns nothing useful. Fits research projects. Present levels decide whether the student uses a school database, a search engine, or a library catalog.
- Baseline
- Watch two research sessions and note each dead-end search and what the student did next. A search log (the student writes each search) also gives permanent-product data with little extra work.
- Tips
- Each dead-end search is one opportunity; met means a new search that differs in words or source. Retyping the same words with a typo fix does not count. The search log doubles as the data sheet.
- Limits
- Measures search flexibility, not judgment of source quality. Different databases behave differently; keep conditions steady.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-cf-036.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during an online research task, when a search returns no results that fit the question, the student will try a new search with different key words, a synonym, a broader or narrower term, or a different source, and record the new search independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive research projects, as measured by direct observation collected weekly during research units.
Baseline: 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Opportunities fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Direct observation gives opportunities data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Cognitive Flexibility.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
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- Area of need
- Executive Function - Cognitive Flexibility
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal428 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during an online research task, when a search returns no results that fit the question, the student will try a new search with different key words, a synonym, a broader or narrower term, or a different source, and record the new search independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive research projects, as measured by direct observation collected weekly during research units.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During an online research task, when a search returns no results that fit the question
- Behavior
- The student will try a new search with different key words, a synonym, a broader or narrower term, or a different source, and record the new search independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive research projects
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Weekly during research units
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Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 2 consecutive research projects
- Collection schedule:
- weekly during research units
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during an online research task, when a search returns no results that fit the question, the student will try a new search with different key words, a synonym, a broader or narrower term, or a different source, and record the new search independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive research projects, as measured by direct observation collected weekly during research units.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 opportunities per session, matching the goal's denominator.
- Define in advance what counts as an opportunity so every data collector records the same thing.
- Count only + marks toward the criterion unless the goal specifies prompted responses.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.