Question

Before beginning any program, whether we are teaching academics goals or reducing problem behaviors, baseline data is collected. what does this baseline data tell us?

Answer 1

Before beginning any program, whether we are teaching academics goals or reducing problem behaviors, baseline data is collected. This baseline tells us information gathering and evaluation of the intervention.

Answer 2

The answer is: Information gathering and evaluation of the intervention.

The baseline data usually include the result of our performance before we enter the program. This usually be done using a numerical score for easier measurement during the study.

The baseline data later on would be compared with the result of our performance after we finish the program in order to see whether the program is a success or a failure.