SPCL 7915 Behavioral Assessment and Intervention: Session 4 - Module 2, continued: Collecting Direct Data

Please complete Tasks 1, 2, and 3 PRIOR to our class session on February 15. Tasks 4 and 5 are due after the 15th (see dates below).

1. Readings

Hadaway & Brue, Ch. 8

Matson, Ch. 8 (pp. 247-257)

2. Review reading notes for RAT#4

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

3. Download Microsoft Office 365 (free for students)

You will need Excel to graph FBA-BIP data. Go to the following link to download Microsoft Office 365:

http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/technology_students/MSOffice365students.php

You will need the following forms during class:

Duration Form

Frequency Recording Form

Interval Form for Off-Task Behavior

Interval Form for Target Behavior

Latency Data Form

Minute-By-Minute Form

4. Homework #1 on Blackboard - Due Sunday, February 18

5. Submit My BIP paper on Blackboard - Due Sunday, February 25

In this session we will explore several methods for collecting direct data: frequency, interval, duration, and latency recording.