Using Behavioral Skills Training with Video Modeling to Improve Future Behavior Analysts’ Graphing Skills
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Thesis/DissertationDate
2020Author
Wallave, Geena DesireeAdvisor
Fisher, Amanda GuldDepartment
Applied Behavioral AnalysisSubject
Behavioral SciencesSpecial Education
Behavior Analysts
Behavioral Skills Training
Graphing
Microsoft Excel™
Single-subject Design
Video Modeling
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http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/341Abstract
Individuals who train to become behavior analysts should be able to organize, create, and display data accurately in order to make a data-based decision about the interventions being used for his or her clients. Behavior analysts most commonly use the visual analysis of the data to continuously evaluate the relationship between the intervention and the target behavior being measured. A multiple probe design across behaviors (i.e., Reversal Design, Alternating treatments and Multiple baseline design) was used to evaluate the effects of behavioral skills training (BST) with video modeling on three potential behavior analysts’ single-subject design graphing skills in Microsoft Excel™. Behavioral skills training is a training package made up of multiple components, but for the purpose of this study BST included: rehearsal, video modeling w/ instructions, and feedback. The three participants were taught remotely via Zoom how to accurately complete the steps in the graph creation process for a reversal design, alternating treatments design, and a multiple baseline design. Results indicate that BST with video modeling was an effective and efficient intervention to increase the accuracy of three potential behavior analysts’ single-subject design graphing skills on Microsoft Excel™.ADA compliance
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