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\nAuthors: Amy Bitterman, Jill Lammert, Hadley Moore, Jennifer Schaaf  \nFebruary  \n2021  \nThe IDEA Data Center (IDC) created this publication under U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs grant number H373Y190001 . Richelle Davis and Rebecca Smith serve as the project officers.  \nThe views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred. This product is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted.  \nWestat is the lead organization for IDC. For more information about the center’s work and its partners, [see](see www.ideadata.org)[ ](see www.ideadata.org)[www.ideadata.org](see www.ideadata.org).  \nFebruary 2021  \nSuggested Citation:  \nBitterman, A., Lammert, J., Moore, H., and Schaaf, J. (2021, February) . Parent Involvement Data: How to Measure and Improve Representativeness for Indicator B8 . IDEA Data Center. Rockville, MD:  \nWestat.  \nContents  \nPage  \nParent Involvement Data: How to Measure and Improve Representativeness for Indicator B8 .................. 5  \nCollecting Data That Are Representative .................................................................................................. 5  \nUsing a Census or Sample .................................................................................................................... 5  \nEncouraging Participation ................................................................................................................... 6  \nGathering the Data .............................................................................................................................. 6  \nEvaluating the Representativeness of the Data ........................................................................................ 7  \nRepresentativeness of the Respondents ............................................................................................. 7  \nRepresentativeness of the Responses ................................................................................................. 8  \nMonitoring and Addressing Issues With Representativeness ................................................................... 9  \nDuring Data Collection ......................................................................................................................... 9  \nAfter Data Collection ......................................................................................................................... 10  \nPlanning for Next Time ...................................................................................................................... 10  \nSampling .................................................................................................................................................. 11  \nSelected Types of Sampling Methods................................................................................................ 11  \nRandom Sampling ........................................................................................................................ 11  \nOversampling ............................................................................................................................... 11  \nProbability Sampling .................................................................................................................... 12  \nPurposeful Sampling .................................................................................................................... 12  \nSteps to Take When Sampling ................................................................................................................. 12  \nResponse Rates ............................","cbCaimAUNgdRPcVd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimAUNgdRPcVd","pdf",1158195,14,"English","# Parent Involvement Data: How to Measure and Improve Representativeness for Indicator B8\n## Collecting Data That Are Representative\n## Using a Census or Sample\n## Encouraging Participation\n## Gathering the Data\n## Evaluating the Representativeness of the Data\n## Representativeness of the Respondents\n## Representativeness of the Responses\n## Monitoring and Addressing Issues With Representativeness\n## During Data Collection\n## After Data Collection\n## Planning for Next Time\n## Sampling\n## Selected Types of Sampling Methods\n## Random Sampling\n## Oversampling\n## Probability Sampling\n## Purposeful Sampling\n## Steps to Take When Sampling\n## Response Rates\n## References","[{\"question\":\"What does representativeness mean for Indicator B8?\",\"answer\":\"Representativeness refers to how closely the demographics of children and youth whose parents provided data match the demographics of all children and youth receiving special education services in the state.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does non-representative Indicator 8 data reduce accuracy?\",\"answer\":\"If the groups of parents who complete the survey differ meaningfully from those who do not, the survey results will not accurately reflect parents’ experiences in the state.\"},{\"question\":\"How can states evaluate and improve representativeness during the data process?\",\"answer\":\"The document recommends collecting representative data, assessing representativeness of both respondents and responses, and monitoring issues during and after data collection while planning improvements for next time.\"}]","Parent Involvement Data - How to Measure and Improve Representativeness for Indicator B8 | PDF",1792051657,35]