Basics
Definition from the dictionary
What is the conceptual definition?
The extent to which a measure increases the chances that a client problem will be resolved
What is relevance to intervention planning?
Ultimate goals and intermediate goals
What are the two types of goals?
A preliminary survey of problems with those concerned, involved or affected
What is surveying client concerns?
A two-phase design consisting of a no-intervention baseline phase and an intervention phase.
What is an AB (baseline and intervention) design?
How we (the researcher) decide to measure our the variables in our study
The willingness and ability of a client, practitioner, relevant other or independent evaluator to use a given measure
What is ease of use?
Nominal, ordinal, interval, and scale
What are the levels of measurement?
The process of identifying the problem to concentrate on
What is selecting a target?
Allows for evaluation of pre-intervention and intervention problem status.
What is an ABA (Basic Withdrawal) Design?
The backbone of practice evaluation
What is the Single System Design?
Availability of a measure
What is accessibility?
Accuracy and consistency
What do you strive for in any measurement?
Reviewing a list of concerns to figure out where to start
What is prioritizing targets?
It is used when an individual’s behavior is so severe that the researcher cannot wait to establish a baseline and must begin with an intervention
What is a BAB design?