Data Collection Methods

• Depending upon which Data Collection Method you selected in Defining BTD, additional options for further defining your data collection are provided in the Big Data system.

Data Collection Methods:

Percentage
• Percentage out of 100 that behavior is completed

Frequency
• counting the number of times, a behavior occurs in a specific time period.
• (e.g., pencil tapping) or the behavior occurs for extended periods of time (e.g., 2 tantrums, but the duration of each tantrum is one hour).
• Gives a counter on the app

Duration
• Length of time student performs a behavior.
• Exact measurement of a behavior.
• Gives a timer for BTD on the app
Examples: Juron averaged 9 minutes of toileting.
Ryan was on-task for a total of 4 minutes during center time.

IRT
• Interresponse time (IRT): Elapsed time between two successive responses.
Example: 13 seconds passed in between the two instances of screaming.

Latency
• How long it takes a student to start a behavior/task once requested.
• Exact measurement of a behavior.
• Gives a timer for BTD on the app
Example: It took Luke 3.4 minutes to begin his bell ringer activity.

Likert
A Likert scale is a psychological measurement device that is used to gauge attitudes, values, and opinions. It functions by having a person complete a questionnaire that requires them to indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with a series of statements.

MTS
Momentary time sampling is called an interval recording method. An interval recording strategy involves observing whether a behavior occurs or does not occur during specified time periods

Partial Interval
• partial interval recording, you mark whether the behavior occurred at least once during the short observation interval.
Example: A student worked on an assignment during fifteen seconds of a thirty-second interval. The record indicates that the behavior occurred

Rate
• Frequency of behavior expressed in a ratio.
• Can be used to calculate frequency when observation sessions are inconsistent in length
• Gives a counter on the app
Examples: Luke got out of his chair 0.4 times per minute.
Alex put her hand in her mouth .55 times per minute during time.

Record Prompt
Record Prompt – Records only the prompt level used.

Text
Text- Records custom text.

Whole Interval
• Whole interval time sampling, you observe the student for a few seconds at designated intervals and notice whether the behavior occurs for the whole interval that you are looking for it
• (mark “yes” or “no” as to whether this behavior occurred for the whole time that you were watching).

BTD Procedures

NCR – is an antecedent strategy used to prevent behavior. This strategy works best with children who seek attention inappropriately. In these cases, the reinforcement is attention.

FI-DRO – gives alert every interval that is entered once “Start Session” is pressed
until end session is hit

VI-DRO gives alert every interval that is entered once “Start Session” is pressed
until end session is hit; interval varies +/- %70 ever interval
for example if 5 minutes is entered the intervals vary between 1 minute and 8 minutes

FM-DRO – gives alert every interval that is entered once “Start Session” is pressed
until end session is selected

VM-DRO – gives alert every interval that is entered once “Start Session” is pressed
until end session is hit; interval varies +/- %70 ever interval
for example, if 5 minutes is entered the intervals vary between 1 minute and 8 minutes

DRI – allows us to be positive in reducing the presence of an inappropriate behavior. You will be rewarding behaviors that cannot be possibly be demonstrated at the same time as the inappropriate behavior

DRA – a procedure for decreasing problem behavior in which reinforcement is delivered for a behavior that serves as a desirable alternative to the behavior targeted for reduction and withheld following instances of the problem behavior (e.g., reinforcing completion of academic worksheet items when the behavior targeted for reduction is talk-outs)

DRL – delivery of reinforcement when the number of responses in a specific period of time is less than or equal to a prescribed limit.

Example:
Reducing interruptions Jenny interrupts on the average of 9 times per 30 minutes math lesson. The limit established is 8 interruptions per math lesson. Jenny is told that that if she keeps her interruptions to eight or less, she will earn a token. At the end of the lesson, Jenny is provided her reinforcer. Over time, the criterion may be lowered to seven or less.