title: Development and Piloting of a Classroom-Focused Measurement Feedback System.
abstract: The present study used a community partnered research method to develop and pilot a classroom-focused measurement feedback system (MFS) for school mental health providers to support teachers' use of effective universal and target classroom practices related to student emotional and behavioral issues. School personnel from seven urban elementary and middle school classrooms participated. Phase I involved development and refinement of the system through a baseline needs assessment and rapid-cycle feedback. Phase II involved detailed case study analysis of pre-to-post quantitative and implementation process data. Results suggest that teachers who used the dashboard along with consultation showed improvement in observed classroom organization and emotional support. Results also suggest that MFS use was tied closely to consultation dose, and that broader support at the school level was critical. Classroom-focused MFSs are a promising tool to support classroom improvement, and warrant future research focused on their effectiveness and broad applicability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University, One Park Ave, 7th Floor, NYU Child Study Center, New York, NY, 10016, USA. erum.nadeem@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Erum
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nadeem
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt School of New York University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cappella
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Sibyl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.affiliation: Jersey City Public Schools, Jersey City, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Candace
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coccaro
authors.affiliation: Jersey City Public Schools, Jersey City, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crisonino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D004519:Education, Special; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012572:School Health Services; D000070777:School Teachers; D013334:Students
keywords: Classroom practices; Measurement feedback system; School mental health