Judge whether an online source is reliable
When to use this goal
For high school students who use the first search result for research without checking who made it or why. Present levels decide the site complexity.
- Baseline
- Observe one full check. Mark each step independent, prompted, or skipped. The step of searching about the publisher is usually new.
- Tips
- Pairs with the fact-checking template. Use school-approved sites.
- Limits
- Reliability is not always clear-cut; accept reasoned judgments.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-comp-093.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a website or article found during a research task, the student will complete the 6-step source check and state whether the source is reliable for the task, performing all 6 steps independently, across 3 consecutive research tasks, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected every two weeks.
Baseline: 2 of 6 steps independently.
- 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. Task-analysis steps fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Task-analysis checklist gives task-analysis steps 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 Reading Comprehension.
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
- Reading - Reading Comprehension
- Baseline
- 2 of 6 steps independently.
- Annual goal335 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a website or article found during a research task, the student will complete the 6-step source check and state whether the source is reliable for the task, performing all 6 steps independently, across 3 consecutive research tasks, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a website or article found during a research task
- Behavior
- The student will complete the 6-step source check and state whether the source is reliable for the task
- Criteria
- Performing all 6 steps independently, across 3 consecutive research tasks
- Evaluation method
- A task-analysis checklist
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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Matching data sheet
Task-analysis checklist. Marks each step in each session.
Task-analysis checklist
Task-analysis steps- Student label:
- Target:
- performing all 6 steps independently
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive research tasks
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Task-analysis checklist
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a website or article found during a research task, the student will complete the 6-step source check and state whether the source is reliable for the task, performing all 6 steps independently, across 3 consecutive research tasks, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected every two weeks.
Key: I completed independently · S completed with support (note prompt type, e.g., G gesture, V verbal, M model, P physical) · N not completed
| Step | Session 1 Date: | Session 2 Date: | Session 3 Date: | Session 4 Date: | Session 5 Date: | Session 6 Date: | Session 7 Date: | Session 8 Date: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Find who wrote or published the source | ||||||||
| 2. Check the date | ||||||||
| 3. Name the purpose (inform, sell, persuade, entertain) | ||||||||
| 4. Look for where the facts come from | ||||||||
| 5. Search what other sites say about the publisher | ||||||||
| 6. State a reliability judgment with a reason | ||||||||
| Steps independent (I) | ||||||||
| Initials / notes |
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- Write the date at the top of each session column. Mark each step I, S, or N.
- Total the number of I marks for the session. The goal counts steps completed independently (target: 6 of 6).
- Use the least intrusive prompt first and record the prompt actually needed.
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