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SPCL 7915 Behavioral Assessment and Intervention: Session 3 - Module 2: Collecting Indirect and Direct Data

Open Educational Resource (OER) created for Professor Elizalde-Utnick's SPCL 7915 course.

TASK LIST TO PREPARE FOR ZOOM SESSION

Please complete the following PRIOR to our Zoom session on February 18:

1. Readings

Desrochers & Fallon Ch. 2

2. Prepare for Blackboard Quiz (RAT)

The 5-question multiple-choice quiz will be on the assigned reading. 

3. Take Blackboard RAT#2 on Blackboard at 1:00/4:30 p.m.

4. Join Zoom session at 1:30/5:00 p.m.

You will need the following materials for class:

Collecting Indirect Data: FACTS Form

Collecting Direct Data: ABC Chart Form

Eddie ABC Observation Application Activity

ABC Chart Analysis Tally of ABC Results

SUMMARY

In this session we will discuss several FBA approaches: Indirect, direct/ observational, and experimental/functional analysis procedures. We will also discuss single-subject research designs (AB and ABAB) and data analysis.  We will explore several tools for collecting indirect and direct data, including ABC analysis. We will explore the ABC observation form and complete one using a video sample, and tally up the results.

SESSION SLIDES

COLLECTING INDIRECT DATA: FACTS FORM

PRACTICE CONDUCTING AN ABC OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS