Amanda L. March
University of South Florida
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Journal of Applied School Psychology | 2015
Jose M. Castillo; Robert F. Dedrick; Kevin M. Stockslager; Amanda L. March; Constance V. Hines; Sim Yin Tan
This article presents information on the development and initial validation of the 16-item Response to Intervention (RTI) Beliefs Scale. The scale is designed to measure the extent to which educators working in schools hold beliefs consistent with the tenets of RTI. The authors administered the instrument to 2,430 educators in 62 elementary schools in the fall of 2007 and 2,443 educators in 68 elementary schools in the spring of 2008. Exploratory, single-level confirmatory, and multilevel confirmatory factor analysis procedures were used to examine construct validity. Results supported a correlated 3-factor model (Academic Abilities and Performance of Students with Disabilities, Data-Based Decision Making, and Functions of Core and Supplemental Instruction) at both the school and educator levels of analysis. Furthermore, the factor scores derived from the model demonstrated significant, positive relations to RTI implementation. Reliability estimates for two of the three factor scores exceeded.70. Implications for research on educator beliefs and implementation of RTI as well as implications for school psychologists supporting RTI implementation are discussed.
Assessment for Effective Intervention | 2016
Jose M. Castillo; Amanda L. March; Kevin M. Stockslager; Constance V. Hines
The Perceptions of RtI Skills Survey is a self-report measure that assesses educators’ perceptions of their data-based problem-solving skills—a critical element of many Response-to-Intervention (RtI) models. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate the underlying factor structure of this tool. Educators from 68 (n = 2,397) and 60 (n = 1,961) schools in a southeastern state participated during the spring of 2008 and spring of 2010, respectively. Results supported a correlated three-factor model with the following dimensions: Perceptions of RtI Skills Applied to Academic Content, Perceptions of RtI Skills Applied to Behavior Content, and Perceptions of Data Display Skills. Internal consistency estimates for all factors exceeded .90. In addition, significant associations between factor scores and data-based problem-solving fidelity at Tiers I and II were found. Implications for educators facilitating RtI implementation are discussed.
Journal of Applied School Psychology | 2016
Amanda L. March; Jose M. Castillo; George M. Batsche; Don Kincaid
ABSTRACT The literature on RTI has indicated that professional development and coaching are critical to facilitating problem-solving implementation with fidelity. This study examined the extent to which systems coaching related to the fidelity of problem-solving implementation in 31 schools from six districts. Schools participated in three years of a state-level professional development initiative to implement RTI practices. Each school received ongoing coaching through job-embedded training, technical assistance, and evaluation support. Data on quality of coaching received, continuity of coaching (i.e., coaching provided by the same individual over time), changes in educator beliefs and perceived skills, and problem-solving implementation fidelity were examined through multilevel modeling (MLM) procedures. Results indicated that coaching continuity positively related to RtI implementation fidelity. Implications for systems coaching practices to support problem-solving and RTI implementation are discussed.
Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation | 2018
Jose M. Castillo; Joy Huanhuan Wang; Julie G. Daye; Kai Zhuang Shum; Amanda L. March
ABSTRACT Professional development is a critical systems-level intervention thought to facilitate Response-to-Intervention (RtI) implementation. The current study examined the relations between professional development, educator outcomes, and problem-solving implementation within an RtI framework using growth curve modeling. School leadership teams from pilot schools (n = 34) participated in 3 years of training. Pilot schools also received job-embedded coaching. Comparison schools (n = 27) provided a referent group. Results indicated that problem-solving implementation increased faster at pilot schools (β = 0.10, SE = 0.05, t = 2.03, p < .05). In addition, beliefs regarding data-based decision-making (β = 0.36, SE = 0.17, t = 2.13, p < .05) and perceived problem-solving skills applied to academics (β = 0.30, SE = 0.10, t = 3.07, p < .01) positively related to implementation. Implications include the needs to further explore professional development activities and for consultants to utilize evidence-based professional development principles when supporting RtI implementation.
Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2010
Emily Shaffer-Hudkins; Shannon M. Suldo; Troy Loker; Amanda L. March
Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation | 2016
Jose M. Castillo; Clark Dorman; Brian Gaunt; Beth Hardcastle; Kelly Justice; Amanda L. March
Journal of Applied School Psychology | 2016
Jose M. Castillo; Amanda L. March; Sim Yin Tan; Kevin M. Stockslager; Amber Brundage
Trainers’ Forum | 2014
Jose M. Castillo; Michael J. Curtis; Amber Brundage; Amanda L. March; Kevin M. Stockslager
Psychology in the Schools | 2016
Jose M. Castillo; Amanda L. March; Sim Yin Tan; Kevin M. Stockslager; Amber Brundage; Mollie Mccullough; Sujay Sabnis
Archive | 2010
Tiffany White; Krystle Kuzia; Devon Minch; Amanda L. March; Shannon M. Suldo