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How to Develop A Case Study :How to Develop A Case Study Dr. Teresa J. Gardner
Jacksonville State University
SPE 331
Practical guidelines for writing your study :Practical guidelines for writing your study Write in the third person
Single-space the report
Write in the past tense
Double space between sections
Underline headings for easy location
Use complete sentences
Organizing your report :Organizing your report Your report should include the following sections:
Identifying data
Background history
Observations
Assessment
Assessment results
Conclusions
Recommendation
Identifying Data :Identifying Data Student name
Address
Date of birth
Grade
School Parent’s name
Teacher
Date of testing
Date of report
Examiner
Age at time of testing
Background History :Background History Describe the child’s…
Family history
Developmental history
Academic history
Social history
Observations :Observations Explain reasons for evaluation
Describe the child’s behavior
Explore clues as to the child’s learning style
Assessment :Assessment List tests administered
Discuss procedures used for testing
Include the following:
Classroom observation
Review of records
Parent report
Student report
Teacher report
Assessment results :Assessment results Analyze the results of each test
Look at the student’s performance on each measure
Personal choice /Examiner preference
Test by test analysis
Analyze performance on each test separately
Content area by content area analysis
Take subtests and analyze results separately by content area
Conclusions :Conclusions Use layman’s language
Indicate academic strengths
Indicate academic weakness
Overall diagnosis of the problem
Severity of the problem
Recommendations :Recommendations Provide practical recommendations and suggestions for…
The school
The teacher
The parent