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[u02a1] Unit 2 Assignment 1

Target Behavior and Outcome Criteria Definition

This assignment is the first component of your Assessment, Intervention Support, and Related Systems project. Select a real-life case example to study from your current workplace, or a case study found through your research or from the course resources. Please make sure you select a case study that will allow you to fully explore all the course competencies as you progress through your project components. Refer to the Syllabus for a full list of the course competencies.

For this assignment, you will be assessed on your understanding of the following course competency:

E6?25 Discriminate between educational behavior change systems.

E6?25 Use ABA concepts, principles, and methods to analyze and change covert and overt behaviors.

After selecting your case study, you will:

1. Identify the target behavior(s) in your case study. ?

2. Define the target behavior(s) in your case study. Your definition must be objective, clear, and discriminative so your ?instructor can understand what is and what is not an example of the target behavior. Well-written target behavior definitions are necessary in order to accurately and reliably measure behavior and to aggregate, compare, and interpret data. Well-written definitions are also necessary to guide ongoing program decisions, apply interventions consistently and accurately, and provide accountability. ?

3. Explain the social significance of the target behavior. ?

4. Define the outcome criteria for changing the behavior in the case study. The criteria must reflect the social significance ?of the behavior. The outcome criteria should be specified before any intervention efforts can begin. ?

How to Organize Your Paper

Use the following subheadings in your paper and format your subheadings in APA style.

E6?25 Subheading 1: Case Study Description.

E6?25 Subheading 2: Target Behavior Definition.

E6?25 Subheading 3: Outcome Criteria Definition.

E6?25 Subheading 4: References.

Other Assignment Requirements

E6?25 Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

E6?25 APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA sixth edition style and formatting guidelines.

E6?25 References: At least 3–5 scholarly resources, which should be peer-reviewed journal articles or other scholarly articles

written within the past 5 years.?25 Length of paper: Approximately 5–6 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding title page and list of references.

grading criteria for this assignment.

Note: Your instructor may also use the APA Writing Feedback Rubric to provide additional feedback on your academic writing. The writing feedback rubric does not affect your assignment grade, but its feedback may factor into the grading criteria, if professional communication and writing is a course competency. Evaluate your own work using this rubric. Refer to the Learner Guide for instructions on viewing instructor feedback.

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Rubric:

Target Behavior and Outcome Criteria Definition Scoring Guide

Distinguished

· Defines objective, clear, and discriminative examples of target behaviors; defines target behaviors that set the foundation for accurate and reliable measures and interpretations of data in applied behavior analysis.

· Defines outcome criteria for target behaviors identified for intervention; develops outcome criteria that clearly reflect the scope of change needed for intervention efforts in problem situations.

· Shows social significance of target behaviors and outcome criteria; describes socially valid performance as a critical step in the assessment process.

[u04a1] Unit 4 Assignment 1

Measurement, Data Display, and Data-Based Decisions

This assignment is the second component of your Assessment, Intervention Support, and Related Systems project. Before proceeding with the assignment, please review the activities in the Unit 1 studies to refresh your memory on the functions, dimensions, and procedures of measurement and graphic display of behavioral data in applied behavior analysis. For this assignment, you will be assessed on

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your understanding of the following course competency:

E6?25 Apply measurement, data display, and data-based decisions to effectively change human behavior.

In your second project component:

1. Explain the process of measurement you will use to analyze your case study. In your explanation, take into consideration environmental variables, available resources, and behavior of interest relevant to your case study. Remember, applied behavior analysts measure behavior to answer questions about the existence and nature of functional relations between socially significant behavior and environmental variables.

2. Select an appropriate form of visual display of behavioral data (choose from line graphs, bar graphs, cumulative records, semilogarithmic charts, or scatterplots) from which valid and reliable decisions are best analyzed in your case study. Remember, the visual format you select should depend on the type of raw data you collect from your case study and the primary purpose of its evaluation.

3. Justify how the selected form of data display will best allow you to make data-based decisions for your case study. Remember, the primary function of graphic displays of behavioral data is to communicate quantitative relations. Take into consideration validity, accuracy, and reliability of data.

How to Organize Your Paper

Use the following subheadings in your paper and format your subheadings in APA style.

E6?25 Subheading 1: Measurement Process.

E6?25 Subheading 2: Visual Display.

E6?25 Subheading 3: Data-Based Decisions.

Other Assignment Requirements

E6?25 Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

E6?25 APA formatting: Use current APA sixth edition style and formatting guidelines.

E6?25 References: At least 3–5 scholarly resources, which should be peer-reviewed journal articles or other scholarly articles

written within the past 5 years.?25 Length of paper: Approximately 5–6 typed, double-spaced pages.

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Please review the Measurement, Data Display, and Data-Based Decisions Scoring Guide to ensure you meet all the grading requirements of this assignment. You should also review the course project information to ensure you have paid attention to all the demands of the project.

Note: Your instructor may also use the APA Writing Feedback Rubric to provide additional feedback on your academic writing. The writing feedback rubric does not affect your assignment grade, but its feedback may factor into the grading criteria, if professional communication and writing is a course competency. Evaluate your own work using this rubric. Refer to the Learner Guide for instructions on viewing instructor feedback.

Rubric:

Measurement, Data Display, and Data-Based Decisions Scoring Guide

Needs to be Distinguished

· Selects an appropriate data display to communicate quantitative relations, given a set of behavioral data; measures behavior to answer questions about the existence and nature of functional relations between socially significant behavior and environmental variables.

· Applies measurement and data display (graphing) to make changes in human behavior; relates measurement methods to the environmental variables, available resources, and behavior of interest.

· Applies data-based decision- making skills to make changes in human behavior; applies graphic displays of behavioral data to provide a format from which valid and reliable decisions from raw data are best analyzed.

[u06a1] Unit 6 Assignment 1

Literature Review

This assignment is the third component of your Assessment, Intervention Support, and Related Systems project. In Unit 4, you described the graphic displays and measurement that will be used to make sense of the behavioral data available in your case study. Although measurement and graphic displays can reveal whether, when, and to what extent behavior has changed, they alone cannot reveal what brought about the behavior change.

This assignment will give you the chance to explore?and uncover a wide range of theoretical underpinnings necessary for developing a more complete understanding of the behavioral research that builds the foundational knowledge necessary to analyze ABA case studies and real-life scenarios. Please refer to What Is the Literature Review? in the Resources for a refresher on how to be a skilled researcher.

For this assignment, you will be assessed on your understanding of the following course competencies:

E6?25 Apply combined methods of behavior change.

E6?25 Use ABA concepts, principles, and methods to analyze and change covert and overt behaviors.

E6?25 Evaluate function-based interventions to make appropriate selections.

How to Organize Your Paper

Your paper will be divided in two parts. Use the following subheadings in your paper and format your subheadings in APA style.

Part 1

Subheading 1: Introduction (1 paragraph). The introduction provides an overview of your research plan. At a minimum, it must re-state the following from the Unit 2 assignment:

5. Behavioral challenge and outcome criteria identified. ?

6. Social significance of the target behavior and outcome criteria in your case study. ?

Part 2

Subheading 2: Theoretical Underpinnings (6–8 pages). This section will consist of your evaluation of the literature compiled. In this evaluation, you must demonstrate proficiency in:

1. Applying relevant ABA concepts, principles, and methods for the behavioral challenge and outcome criteria in the case study. ?

2. Comparing and contrasting theoretical underpinnings for behavioral challenges and outcome criteria in the case study. ?

3. Evaluating research studies to distinguish purpose, benefits, strengths, and weaknesses in the ABA field. ?

Other Assignment Requirements

E6?25 Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

E6?25 APA formatting: Use current APA sixth edition style and formatting guidelines.

E6?25 References: At least 10–12 scholarly resources, which should be peer-reviewed journal articles or other recently written

scholarly articles.?25 Length of paper: 8–10 approximately typed, double-spaced pages.

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assignment. You may also wish to revisit the course project description.

Note: Your instructor may also use the APA Writing Feedback Rubric to provide additional feedback on your academic writing. The writing feedback rubric does not affect your assignment grade, but its feedback may factor into the grading criteria, if professional communication and writing is a course competency. Evaluate your own work using this rubric. Refer to the Learner Guide for instructions on viewing instructor feedback.

Rubric:

Literature Review Scoring Guide

[u08a1] Unit 8 Assignment 1

Intervention Support Plan

This assignment is the fourth component of your?Assessment, Intervention Support, and Related?Systems project. In Unit 6, you uncovered a wide?range of scholarly works necessary for developing a?strategic approach that entails multiple principles and?tactics for changing behavior. In this project?component, you will create an intervention support?plan for the behavior change of the subject(s) in your?case study. As stated in the course project description,?if the case study or real-life scenario you selected has?more than one behavior of interest or concern, you must prioritize them for intervention.

For this assignment, you will be assessed on your understanding of the following course competencies:

E6?25 Using ABA concepts, principles, and methods to analyze and change covert and overt behaviors.

E6?25 Applying comprehensive skills required for consultation, implementation, management, and supervision.

How to Organize Your Paper

E6?25 Subheading 1: Application of Assessment Methods (2–3 pages). In this section of your plan, you will apply behavioral

assessment methods for the consideration and selection of intervention outcomes and strategies for the target behavior in your case study. Behavioral assessment methods include but are not limited to antecedent manipulations (such as stimulus control and motivating operations), positive and negative reinforcement, differential reinforcement, non- contingent reinforcement, punishment, and extinction.

E6?25 Subheading 2: Implementation of ABA Techniques (2–3 pages). In this section of your plan, you will implement

principles of applied behavior analysis techniques for modifying the target behavior in your case study. Such techniques include but are not limited to instructional methods such as prompting, fading, modeling and imitation training, shaping, chaining, task analysis, discrete trial teaching, discrimination training, behavior momentum, Premack principle, ABA classroom management method, (for example, the good behavior game), errorless learning, and match-to-sample, incidental teaching, pivotal response training, and behavioral cusp training.

E6?25 Subheading 3: Monitoring Systems Support for Behavior (2–3 pages). In this section of your plan, you will design and

use effective performance monitoring and reinforcement systems for your chosen case study. You must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the following as they relate to your chosen case study:

7. Define, discriminate, generate examples, and design applications of self-management. ?

8. Identify and use effective consultation skills. ?

9. Design and use competency-based training for persons who are responsible for carrying out behavioral ?assessment and behavior change procedures, including paraprofessional and parent training curriculae and ?methods. ?

10. Design and use systems for monitoring procedural integrity. ?

11. Provide supervision for behavior-change agents. ?

12. Define, discriminate, and generate examples of organization behavior management (OBM) strategies. ?

Other Assignment Requirements

E6?25 Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

E6?25 APA formatting: Use current APA sixth edition style and formatting guidelines.

E6?25 References: At least 8–10 scholarly resources, which should be peer-reviewed journal articles or other recently written

scholarly articles.?25 Length of paper: 6–9 approximately typed, double-spaced pages.

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25 Turnitin report: Submit your paper to Turnitin and include a copy of the report when you submit the assignment. Please review the Intervention Support Plan Scoring Guide and the course project description to ensure that you understand

and meet the grading criteria for this assignment.

Note: Your instructor may also use the APA Writing Feedback Rubric to provide additional feedback on your academic writing. The writing feedback rubric does not affect your assignment grade, but its feedback may factor into the grading criteria, if professional communication and writing is a course competency. Evaluate your own work using this rubric. Refer to the Learner Guide for instructions on viewing instructor feedback.

[u10a1] Unit 10 Assignment 1

Assessment, Intervention Support, and Related Systems

This assignment requires you pull together the work you did for the assignments in Units 2, 4, 6, and 8 to fully describe and use a case study scenario to expand your foundational knowledge about the concepts, principles, and applications of behavior analysis to include data-based decision making, intervention selection, behavior change methods and systems, and

supervision issues. This assignment will measure your understanding of all the course competencies:

1. Apply measurement, data display, and data-based decisions to effectively change human behavior. 2. Evaluate function-based interventions to make appropriate selections.?3. Apply combined methods of behavior change.?4. Use ABA concepts, principles, and methods to analyze and change covert and overt behaviors.

5. Discriminate between educational behavior change systems.?6. Apply comprehensive skills required for consultation, implementation, management, and supervision.

Using the literature you have gathered and formative feedback you have received from your instructor, create your final assignment, in which you:

13. Apply measurement, data display (graphing), and data-based decision-making skills in order to make changes in human behavior. ?

14. Describe assessment results and interventions in language appropriate for practitioners. ?

15. Define target behavior to be prioritized for intervention. ?

16. Create outcome criteria that specify the extent of change before intervention efforts begin. ?

17. Evaluate key ABA concepts, principles, and methods to analyze and change target behaviors. ?

18. Select function-based interventions after addressing response effort, practitioner skills, contextual fit, practicality, ?treatment acceptability, and administrative support. ?

Other Requirements

E6?25 Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

E6?25 APA formatting: Use current APA sixth edition style and formatting guidelines.

E6?25 References: At least 10–12 scholarly resources, which should be peer-reviewed journal articles or other recently written

scholarly articles.?25 Length of paper: 3–6 approximately typed, double-spaced pages.

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requirements of the project in this course.

also use the APA Writing Feedback Rubric to provide additional feedback on your academic writing. The writing feedback rubric does not affect your assignment grade, but its feedback may factor into the grading criteria, if professional communication and writing is a course competency. Evaluate your own work using this rubric. Refer to the Learner Guide for instructions on viewing instructor feedback.