session note
a written description that is open-ended for the interventionist to discuss any interesting, challenging, or noteworthy events to communicate to other stakeholders
session
a period of time in which ABA treatment is delivered to a client
objective
a manner of writing that is specific, and not interpretable in multiple ways. Transcription of what occured
observable
describes the event in a way that a person would see what was occurring had they been there
subjective
interpretable in various ways and not specific, guess at a person's motive for doing things
indirect observation
recording data on a response or outcome of a response, but not directly watching a person engage in a behavior
whole interval recording
dividing an observation period into equal intervals of time; only recorded if it occurred during the entire interval
partial interval recording
dividing an observation period into equal intervals of time; record if occurs at any time during the interval
momentary time sampling
dividing an observation period into equal intervals of time; records only if it occurs last second of interval
permanent product recording
indirect data collection; tangible outcome of engaging in behavior
inter-response time
the amount of time that occurs between responses, stopwatch
latency recording
measuring the duration of time that elapses between the SD being delivered and the individual engaging in a response; stopwatch or clock
discrete trial
systemic presentation of a planned antecedent, planned criteria for a correct/incorrect response, and planned consequences for correct/incorrect response
mass trial presentation
a method of discrete trial presentation that involves repeated and consecutive presentation of the same learning trial within a given period of time
naturalistic trial presentation
a method of discrete trial presentation that involves inserting the trial into a natural routine and may occur only one time or a few times only if contextually appropriate
peer-mediated instruction
DTT that involves peers presenting all or a combination of the following (antecedents, prompts, consequences or error correction).
chart
a general label to describe visual representation of data that may include graphs, tables, and other types of figures
data table
a form of data presentation that involves organizing it into rows and columns
percentage
number of target behavior observed divided by total number of opportunities to respond and multiplied by 100
row
the horizontal organization of data within a table or spreadsheet
column
the vertical organization of data within a table or spreadsheet
skill acquisition plan
a detailed document that contains specific protocol on how a goal is going to be taught to a participant
goal
a generalized statement about what a participant will learn
objectives
the operationally defined and measurable steps that lead to a goal
criteria
a specific parameter that defines when an objective is met
response specifications
information that tells an interventionist what the response should look like and have specific criteria when a response is correct and incorrect
reinforcement schedule
the timing when a therapist delivers reinforcement
maintenance
a period of time in which the skill is no longer specifically targeted, but probed periodically to check whether the participant is still able to perform the response
Dolch Sight Words
lists of words that occur frequently in text and which Dr. Dolch thought children should be able to recognize on sight. Learning to recognize Dolch Sight Words is an important step in learning how to read.