What is Outcome Measures

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Variables which measure the effect of a something. In case of intervention using a specific therapy technique, it is the effect of that particular technique on an individual’s behavior. Learn more in: Speech Therapy for Children Who Stutter: A Systematic Review

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Technically adequate and sensitive measures of the effects of the technology on the targeted skill area. For example, if the target is improved reading skills, an appropriate outcome measure would include curriculum-based measurement data which has been proven to be reliable and valid. Learn more in: Impact of Text-to-Speech Software on Access to Print: A Longitudinal Study

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Technically adequate and sensitive measures of the effects of the technology on the targeted skill area. For example, if the target is improved reading skills, an appropriate outcome measure would include curriculum-based measurement data which has been proven to be reliable and valid. Learn more in: Measure It, Monitor It: Tools for Monitoring Implementation of Text-to-Speech Software