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ABA Data Collection, graphing Exam
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3 main types of data collection - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1. Frequency.
2. Interval.
3. Duration.
The type you use must be based on
- the information that needs to be collected.
- Can be collected with resources on hand.
Event Recording - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Counting the number of times a behaviour
occurs.
A tally is made each time the student engages in the target behaviour.
This count is made within a specified time such as 30 minute session.
used to increase or decrease a behaviour.
Must have a clear start and ending.
Interval Recording - Correct Answer✔️✔️-used for behaviours that appear continuos.
Break the observation period into short intervals of time. usually 10 seconds to 1
minute.
Record + if behaviour occurs.
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Record - if behaviour does not occur during the interval
Duration Recording - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Length of time the student engages in the
behaviour.
Start the stopwatch when the student begins the behaviour and stop when it is
completed.
Time sampling - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Set up usually in minutes.
the observer looks at the student ONLY at the end of the interval and records whether
the behaviour is occurring at he instant.
Latency Recording - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Focuses on time rather than frequency.
How long a student takes to begin performing a particular behaviour once it has been
requested.
Note when you give the student a directive and when the student begins the response.
Baseline data - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Initial data is collected without any interventions.
You are just keeping track of how many times the behaviour is occurring.
Why we collect data on behaviour - Correct Answer✔️✔️-- data help us understand why
certain behaviours occur and do not occur.
- Data allows us to determine if our support programs are working or not,
The best way to make sense out of the data collected on behaviour of people we
support is to - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Graph the data.
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