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| Deciding where and when to observe by defining all possible observation session and selecting a representative sample reflective of the entire time period of interest |
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| Deciding how to observe the variable and dimensions of interest in the session |
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| Allow for communication between home and school so that both parents and teachers can be aware of a child’s daily performance. Often times quarterly meetings or relying on the child to convey information is not enough to keep both parties informed, and these reports ensure that proper information is passed between home and school. |
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| Peer norms for same activity |
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| Often beneficial to use an ABC assessment, paying particular attention to the antecedents preceding the noncompliance, such as the quality of the requests. |
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| Marking a behavior as occurring if it occurs at any point during the entire interval. Good to use for a large amount of observations in a short amount of time, but may overestimate the occurrence of a behavior. Summarize session data as percent of intervals coded out of intervals in session. |
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| Marking a behavior as occurring if it occurs during the entire duration of the interval. Good for observing a wide range of behavior, but may underestimate the occurrence of a behavior. Summarize session data as percent of intervals coded out of intervals in session. |
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| Mark behavior only if it occurs at the moment an interval begins or ends. Good for behaviors without clear beginnings or endings. Unbiased for prevalence, buy may underestimate frequency of a behavior. Summarize session data as percent of intervals occurrence in session out of total intervals in session. |
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| Allows you to monitor a large area quickly to check for behavior. Summarize session data as number of students engaged in the target behavior out of number of students present. |
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