Assignment Prompt & Instructions
– ## EDF6437FinalProject.docx
**## EDF6437FinalProject.docx**
EDF 6437 Final project
## Project Overview
200 points
The purpose of the final project is to assess your ability to apply the concepts of your coursework to activities related to measurement and single case design. You are given several weeks to work on the project. While the current course may not have covered all of the material at this time, you should begin looking over the sections and begin answering questions related to the content you have been exposed to. That being said, it is also important not to wait until the last week to begin working on the project. The final section of the project should consider your area of interest – especially if you want to move on to Advanced Single Case Design, where you will create a real proposal with an introduction and methods section.
## Scoring
| | | |
| — | — | — |
| ### **Content Area** | ### **Total Points** | ### **Points Earned** |
| ### Research Questions and Variables | ### 15 | |
| ### Reliability | ### 20 | |
| ### Interpreting Research | ### 25 | |
| ### Implementing Designs | ### 40 | |
| ### Designing Research | ### 100 | |
| | ### 200 | |
## Research Questions and Variables
**15 points**
1. Read the following passage from Lora and Kisamore (2019)
**:**
_The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of errorless teaching, prompt delay, reinforcement, and multiple exemplar training on the acquisition, generalization, maintenance, and independent use of a problem‐solving strategy that involved a textual/pictorial activity schedule with four adolescents with ASD._
Answer the following questions:
a) What is/are the independent variable(s) (2 points)?
b) What is/are the dependent variable(s) (2 points)?
c) Who are the participants (1 point)?
2. Write a demonstration research question (5 points).
3. Write a parametric research question (5 points).
## Reliability
**20 points**
4. You are asked to take IOA on some
[recorded video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNWIhaQks74) of dogs barking. The BCBA tells you to “
**_Count the barks_**” You are Observer 2 in the table below. First, watch the video and enter your observations in the table.
| | | | |
| — | — | — | — |
| | Observer 1 | Observer 2 | Total Count IOA |
| Dog 1 (Lab) | 27 | | |
| Dog 2 (Puppies) | 33 | | |
| Dog 3 (Terrier) | 25 | | |
| Dog 4 (Spaniel) | 42 | | |
| Dog 5 (Shihtzu) | 40 | | |
| Dog 6 (Doberman) | 23 | | |
a) Calculate
**Total Count IOA** for each dog and add to the table above. (5 points)
b) Did any of the (6) observations meet criteria for the conventional criteria for acceptable agreement (as defined by the Cooper et al. text)? Explain. (5 points)
c) Did you notice anything difficult about obtaining the count? What would you suggest be improved to rectify this situation? (5 points)
d) Now we are going to use the same data from above, but pretend that instead of dogs barking, you and Observer 1 calculated interval data. Place your same data from your Observer 2 column and enter the same percentages in the 4th column in the second table below.
| | | | |
| — | — | — | — |
| | Observer 1 | Observer 2 | IOA per interval |
| Interval 1 | 27 | | |
| Interval 2 | 33 | | |
| Interval 3 | 25 | | |
| Interval 4 | 42 | | |
| Interval 5 | 40 | | |
| Interval 6 | 23 | | |
e) Calculate
**Mean count-per-interval IOA** and place your answer here
(5 points)
## Interpreting Research
**25 points**
5. Locate the following article and answer the following questions:
Wu, W., Lechago, S.A., & Rettig, L.A. (2019). Comparing mand training and other instructional methods to teach a foreign language.
_Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,_ 9999, 1 – 15.
a) What is/are the dependent variable(s)? (5 points)
b) What is/are the independent variable(s)? (5 points)
c) Who is the population? (5 points)
d) Describe the IOA collection and results. Did IOA help the experimenters adjust any errors? Please elaborate. (10 points)
e) What design was used? (2 points).
## Implementing Designs
**40 Points**
6. You would like to increase a client’s compliance with evaluating their glucose levels more times throughout the day, in order to better control their diabetes. What design would you select and why? (10 points)
7. You would like to see the effects that a new computer app has on all (3) of your children’s ability to read site words. What design would you select and why? (10 points)
8. You would like to determine if classical music or techno helps you write more pages of your dissertation. What design would you select and why? (10 points).
9. You want to compare the effects of forward and backward chaining on cooking skills. What design would you select and why?
## Designing Research
**100 Points**
In this section, you will now consider a research study you would be interested in conducting – especially if you wish to take EDF 6944 Advanced Single Case Design. Considering all of material from this course, please answer the following prompts that would be in your introduction and methods section.
### Introduction (30 points)
a) Topic: Briefly describe your topic of interest and why it is important. Importance should be related to previous research in the field and need to assess the intervention. (5 points)
b) Literature Review: Locate an article related to your topic of interest. Indicate how it is related to your topic of interest. Be sure to cite it in APA style. (5 points)
c) Research Question: Create a research question based on the topic. Remember to include all of the components of a good research question. (10 points)
d) Independent Variable: Identify the intervention or treatment package. (5 points)
e) Dependent Variable: Identify the target behavior(s). (5 points)
### Method (70 points)
a) Participant(s): Describe the population and justify why they were selected for your study. (5 points)
b) Measurement Procedure: Identify how you will capture the dependent variable and include whether the measurement you selected is continuous or discontinuous. (10 points)
c) Design: Select one of the single-case designs you learned about and justify the reason for selection. (10 points)
d) Measurement Integrity: Based on your measurement procedure and design, indicate which IOA procedure you will use. (10 points)
e) Procedural Integrity: Describe how you will account for treatment integrity. (5 points)
### Method (70 points) _Continued_
f) Maintenance and Generalization: Describe considerations for maintenance and generalization. (10 Points)
g) Social Validity: Defend how your study has social validity (5 points)
h) Ethical Considerations: Identify any ethical considerations in your research, such as consent, assent, conflicts of interest, etc. (5 points)
i) General: Indicate where your visual display of data be located in a scientific paper. (5 points)
j) General: Indicate where you would place the implications of your results in a scientific paper? (5 points)
**## EDF6437FinalProject.docx**
EDF 6437 Final project
## Project Overview
200 points
The purpose of the final project is to assess your ability to apply the concepts of your coursework to activities related to measurement and single case design. You are given several weeks to work on the project. While the current course may not have covered all of the material at this time, you should begin looking over the sections and begin answering questions related to the content you have been exposed to. That being said, it is also important not to wait until the last week to begin working on the project. The final section of the project should consider your area of interest – especially if you want to move on to Advanced Single Case Design, where you will create a real proposal with an introduction and methods section.
## Scoring
| | | |
| — | — | — |
| ### **Content Area** | ### **Total Points** | ### **Points Earned** |
| ### Research Questions and Variables | ### 15 | |
| ### Reliability | ### 20 | |
| ### Interpreting Research | ### 25 | |
| ### Implementing Designs | ### 40 | |
| ### Designing Research | ### 100 | |
| | ### 200 | |
## Research Questions and Variables
**15 points**
1. Read the following passage from Lora and Kisamore (2019)
**:**
_The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of errorless teaching, prompt delay, reinforcement, and multiple exemplar training on the acquisition, generalization, maintenance, and independent use of a problem‐solving strategy that involved a textual/pictorial activity schedule with four adolescents with ASD._
Answer the following questions:
a) What is/are the independent variable(s) (2 points)?
b) What is/are the dependent variable(s) (2 points)?
c) Who are the participants (1 point)?
2. Write a demonstration research question (5 points).
3. Write a parametric research question (5 points).
## Reliability
**20 points**
4. You are asked to take IOA on some
[recorded video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNWIhaQks74) of dogs barking. The BCBA tells you to “
**_Count the barks_**” You are Observer 2 in the table below. First, watch the video and enter your observations in the table.
| | | | |
| — | — | — | — |
| | Observer 1 | Observer 2 | Total Count IOA |
| Dog 1 (Lab) | 27 | | |
| Dog 2 (Puppies) | 33 | | |
| Dog 3 (Terrier) | 25 | | |
| Dog 4 (Spaniel) | 42 | | |
| Dog 5 (Shihtzu) | 40 | | |
| Dog 6 (Doberman) | 23 | | |
a) Calculate
**Total Count IOA** for each dog and add to the table above. (5 points)
b) Did any of the (6) observations meet criteria for the conventional criteria for acceptable agreement (as defined by the Cooper et al. text)? Explain. (5 points)
c) Did you notice anything difficult about obtaining the count? What would you suggest be improved to rectify this situation? (5 points)
d) Now we are going to use the same data from above, but pretend that instead of dogs barking, you and Observer 1 calculated interval data. Place your same data from your Observer 2 column and enter the same percentages in the 4th column in the second table below.
| | | | |
| — | — | — | — |
| | Observer 1 | Observer 2 | IOA per interval |
| Interval 1 | 27 | | |
| Interval 2 | 33 | | |
| Interval 3 | 25 | | |
| Interval 4 | 42 | | |
| Interval 5 | 40 | | |
| Interval 6 | 23 | | |
e) Calculate
**Mean count-per-interval IOA** and place your answer here
(5 points)
## Interpreting Research
**25 points**
5. Locate the following article and answer the following questions:
Wu, W., Lechago, S.A., & Rettig, L.A. (2019). Comparing mand training and other instructional methods to teach a foreign language.
_Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,_ 9999, 1 – 15.
a) What is/are the dependent variable(s)? (5 points)
b) What is/are the independent variable(s)? (5 points)
c) Who is the population? (5 points)
d) Describe the IOA collection and results. Did IOA help the experimenters adjust any errors? Please elaborate. (10 points)
e) What design was used? (2 points).
## Implementing Designs
**40 Points**
6. You would like to increase a client’s compliance with evaluating their glucose levels more times throughout the day, in order to better control their diabetes. What design would you select and why? (10 points)
7. You would like to see the effects that a new computer app has on all (3) of your children’s ability to read site words. What design would you select and why? (10 points)
8. You would like to determine if classical music or techno helps you write more pages of your dissertation. What design would you select and why? (10 points).
9. You want to compare the effects of forward and backward chaining on cooking skills. What design would you select and why?
## Designing Research
**100 Points**
In this section, you will now consider a research study you would be interested in conducting – especially if you wish to take EDF 6944 Advanced Single Case Design. Considering all of material from this course, please answer the following prompts that would be in your introduction and methods section.
### Introduction (30 points)
a) Topic: Briefly describe your topic of interest and why it is important. Importance should be related to previous research in the field and need to assess the intervention. (5 points)
b) Literature Review: Locate an article related to your topic of interest. Indicate how it is related to your topic of interest. Be sure to cite it in APA style. (5 points)
c) Research Question: Create a research question based on the topic. Remember to include all of the components of a good research question. (10 points)
d) Independent Variable: Identify the intervention or treatment package. (5 points)
e) Dependent Variable: Identify the target behavior(s). (5 points)
### Method (70 points)
a) Participant(s): Describe the population and justify why they were selected for your study. (5 points)
b) Measurement Procedure: Identify how you will capture the dependent variable and include whether the measurement you selected is continuous or discontinuous. (10 points)
c) Design: Select one of the single-case designs you learned about and justify the reason for selection. (10 points)
d) Measurement Integrity: Based on your measurement procedure and design, indicate which IOA procedure you will use. (10 points)
e) Procedural Integrity: Describe how you will account for treatment integrity. (5 points)
### Method (70 points) _Continued_
f) Maintenance and Generalization: Describe considerations for maintenance and generalization. (10 Points)
g) Social Validity: Defend how your study has social validity (5 points)
h) Ethical Considerations: Identify any ethical considerations in your research, such as consent, assent, conflicts of interest, etc. (5 points)
i) General: Indicate where your visual display of data be located in a scientific paper. (5 points)
j) General: Indicate where you would place the implications of your results in a scientific paper? (5 points)