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Design Exercise 1 Case Scenario: In a classroom, a student with…
Design Exercise 1
Case Scenario:
In a classroom, a student with developmental disability (intellectual disability) often exhibited out-of-seat problem behavior. The behavior occurred throughout the day, particularly more frequently during the math period. Initial observations indicated that on average the student was out-of-seat for 3 to 4s times per minute. The teacher developed an intervention plan which included providing verbal praise (e.g., “good job sitting”) and tokens (e.g., stars or coins) for in-seat behavior. The teacher decided to implement a withdrawal design to determine the effectiveness of praise and tokens.
Design Exercise:
construct a procedure using an ABAB design that would be suitable to implement in this situation [A means baseline in single-subject research], B=Intervention). Plan for an ABAB design that indicate functional relation between dependent and independent variables. Describe the procedure in detail, particularly baseline and intervention phases.
What you need to do in this assignment:
Specifically describe the following in detail
1. Design :
What is the design name? Describe each phase (e.g., baseline and intervention) briefly.
2. Dependent variable and data Collection method :
Define the dependent variable (target behavior) in clear, observable, and measurable terms. What method would you use to collect data (e.g., frequency, duration, interval-method)? Who collects data? When will it be collected? Provide sufficient details for each area.
3. Procedure :
a. Baseline . Baseline data means collecting data under typical classroom routines without the proposed intervention. Baseline also means that there is something occurring in the classroom or setting. During typical routines, there are some interventions exist such as reprimands from teachers, ignoring, redirection, etc.
Describe how baseline data would be collected. When and who would collect? What is the teacher’s typical response when the student exhibits the problem behavior? How long would you collect data before introducing the intervention. Think of baseline stability here.
b. Intervention :
Describe intervention with sufficient details. What is the intervention? Who provides the intervention? What would the teacher do when the student is ‘in-seat’ or when the student is ‘out-of- seat’? How long the intervention would last for each session? How many tokens does the student receive for ‘in-seat’ behavior? What would the student do with earned tokens? Include as many details as possible so that any person who reads your plan can implement the procedure with clarity.
4. Functional Relation/Experimental Control : Explain how functional relation (confident that the independent variable or intervention is responsible for the change in dependent variable or target behavior) is established in ABAB or withdrawal design.
5. Construct an ABAB Graph
Target behavior: out-of-seat behavior (frequency)
Intervention: Praise and tokens
Construct an ABAB graph using the following data:
Baseline 1
Session 1: 8 (frequency)
Session 2: 7
Session 3: 7
Intervention 1
Session 4 : 2 (frequency)
Session 5: 1
Session 6 : 1
Session 7: 0
Baseline 2
Session 8: 7 (frequency)
Session 9: 8
Session 10: 6
Intervention 2
Session 11: 1(frequency)
Session 12: 1
Session 13: 0
The graph must be constructed using MS Excel and then copied to MS Word file. No hand drawn graphs are accepted. Past the graph in your assignment file at the end.
Your graph should be a line graph with no colors except black and with no background lines , include correct data points and data paths for each phase , baseline and intervention phases labeled correctly , X-Y axis labeled with sessions and dependent variable/target behavior respectively , no data points should be connected between phases (baseline and intervention; 2 points), and must be connected within each phase.
See Chapter 6 graphs on page 139 and 141 for examples.
View the Youtube videos posted to construct the graph. You can also watch additional youtube videos by using search terms such as “constructing ABAB graphs in Excel”.
