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National Center for Special Education Research


Characteristics of States Monitoring and Improvement Practices
NCSER 2008-3008
October 2007

Table E-28b.  Number and percentage of states that oversampled specific categories, by category: 2004-05

Category Percent of
Number of states All states [N=51] States that used oversampling [n=7]
Child records not reviewed 1 2
Random sampling not used 0 0
Stratified random sampling not used 23 45
Oversampling not used 20 39
Transition 3 6 43
Disability category 1 2 14
Medicaid eligibility 1 2 14
Service coordinator 1 2 14
Date of referral 1 2 14
Exceeding 45 day timeline 1 2 14
Primary coach 1 2 14
Not applicable.
NOTE: States could oversample more than one category, therefore, the Percent columns will not sum to 100.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, Evaluation of States' Monitoring and Improvement Practices Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire.