MIDAS+Admin+and+Interp


 * MIDAS Administration and Interpretation**

**Administration**: Obtaining the best quality of information. Review //MIDAS Handbook// or read:

> **Self-Completion**: Students in grades third through high school are able to complete the MIDAS questionnaire (either online or paper/pencil) independently. This usually takes less than 30 minutes but some students may require more time.

> **Interviews:** Special needs students or those with reading difficulties can be administered the MIDAS via interview by a classroom aide or other adult who becomes familiar with the questionnaire. > > **Parent Completion**: Second and some third grade students need to have the MIDAS completed by a parent.

**Interpretation**

> **Validation**: The first step for teachers is to sort the students' profiles into three groups: **About Righ**t -- **Some Questions** -- **Not right**. If a profile is very different from the teacher's perceptions of the child's performance in the classroom then further investigation is necessary to validate the child's actual strengths and limitations.

> **Student understanding:** Students can be involved in self-validating their profile and identifying their specific strengths.

**Class MI Roster**

Teacher then creates a class group roster that identifies one or two strengths per student. Download.