title: Collecting Outcomes Data in Schools: Needs and Challenges.
abstract: The definition of treatment outcomes, its interpretive limitations, and the need for this type of information are discussed. The activities of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA's) Task Force on Treatment Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness and the development of the National Outcomes Measurement System for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NOMS) are reviewed, with an emphasis on the NOMS: K-12 (Education) component. How outcomes data can be used and the challenges its collection presents in school settings are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Tanya M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.affiliation: Swigert & Associates, Inc., Lexington, KY.
authors.forename: Nancy B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Swigert
authors.affiliation: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Rockville, MD.
authors.forename: Herbert M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Baum