Evaluating sensitivity to behavioral change using direct behavior rating single-item scales

• Autores: Sandra M. Chafouleas, Lisa M. H. Sanetti, Stephen P. Kilgus, Daniel M. Maggin
• Localización: Exceptional children, ISSN-e 2163-5560, ISSN 0014-4029, Vol. 78, Nº. 4, 2012, págs. 491-505
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In this study, the researchers evaluated the sensitivity of Direct Behavior Rating Single-Item Scales (DBR-SIS) for assessing behavior change in response to an intervention. Included in the analyses were data from 20 completed behavioral consultation cases involving a diverse sample of elementary participants and contexts using a common intervention in an A-B design. Secondary purposes of the study were to investigate the utility of 5 metrics proposed for understanding behavioral response, as well as the correspondence among these metrics and teachers' ratings of intervention acceptability. Overall, results suggest that DBR-SIS demonstrated sensitivity to behavior change regardless of the metric used. Further, we found limited association between student change and teachers' ratings of acceptability.