Continuous Measurement
Discontinuous Measurement
Choosing Measurements
100

When you are continually recording each occurrence of a target behavior.

What is frequency?

100

Recording if a target behavior occurred at any time during a scheduled observation period.

What is partial interval recording (Powell & Kulp, 1975)

100

Using this method can underestimate the behavior measurement (Powell & Kulp, 1975).

What is whole interval recording?

200

Recording the how many times a target behavior occurs during a fixed amount of time.

What is rate?

200

Recording if a behavior was observed at a particular scheduled observation.

What is momentary time sampling (Powell & Kulp, 1975)

200

Using this method can overestimate the behavior measurement (Powell & Kulp, 1975).

What is partial interval recording?

300

Recording the amount of time a learner spends doing a target behavior.

What is duration?

300

Recording if a behavior occurred for an entire set amount of time.

What is whole interval recording (Powell & Kulp, 1975).

300

The more continuous the measurement, the higher the ____

What is agreement?

400

Recording the amount of time between a discriminative stimulus and the onset of a target behavior. 

What is latency?

400

You set a timer for 30 seconds. You record that your student did not sit in their seat for the entire interval. You are using what type of measurement?

What is whole interval recording?

400

When you need to see how frequent the behavior is occurring over a certain amount of time.

What is rate?

500

Recording the amount of time between the offset of a target behavior and the onset of another occurrence of the behavior.

What is interresponse time?

500

A timer went off at the end of an interval. You look up and see that your student is independently working on their worksheet. You mark the behavior as occurring. You are using ____

What is momentary time sampling?

500

Use ___ when continuous measurement is not feasible due to constraints. They can provide a snapshot of behavior.

What is discontinuous measurement?

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