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National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)
Funded by NIDRR, US Department of Education, PR# H133A060028Funded by NIDRR, US Department of Education, PR# H133A060028© 2009 by SEDL© 2009 by SEDL
December 2, 2009
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SESSION 4:
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Study CodingCategories of Study
Characteristics
• Participant• Design• Treatment• Outcome
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Participant CharacteristicsInformation is collected for EACH participant
• Diagnosis• Age• Gender• Severity• Setting
Design Characteristics
Types of Designs:1. Withdrawal Designs2. Multiple-Baseline Designs3. Alternating Treatments Design
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Single-subject Experimental Designs Withdrawal Multiple Baseline Design (MBD) (Adapted) Alternating Treatments Design ([A]ATD) Parallel Treatments Design (PTD) Multiple Probe Design (MPD) Nonconcurrent MBD/MPD MBD/MPD combined with ATD/AATD Changing Criterion Design
Taken from webcast Dec 4, 2008 by Schlosser & Wendt)
Design Characteristics
• Types of Designs• Setting of Tx
• School• Hospital• Home
Outcome Characteristics• Outcome Variable(s)• Outcome Measure(s)• Assessor of Outcome• Assessor Qualifications• Time Post Tx to Outcome Measure
– Immediate
– Follow-Up
Outcome Characteristics• Outcome Variable(s)• Outcome Measure(s)• Assessor of Outcome• Assessor Qualifications• Time Post Tx to Outcome Measure• Generalization Type
– Setting
– Behavior
– Person• Generalization Measurement
Outcome CharacteristicsData Presented:
• Number of Baseline Data Points• Number of Treatment Data Points• Number of Maintenance Data Points• Number of Generalization Data Points
Intervention CharacteristicsIntervener • Intervener Qualification
• Teacher/Clinician
• Parent
• Researcher/Research Assistant
• Peer
• Intervener Blinding
Intervention Characteristics• Assessor
• Assessor Blinding Pre-Tx• Assessor Blinding Post-Tx• Assessor Qualifications
• Teacher
• Graduate Student
• Psychologists
Intervention Characteristics• Intervener• Assessor• Type of Tx Method• Length of Tx Program• Number of Tx Sessions• Length of Tx Sessions• Dosage (# Tx Sessions/wk)
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CODE BOOK
Purpose:
1. To provide guidelines for coders to interpret ‘RESEARCHESE’ language
2. Assure reliability of coding decisions
3. Provide transparency of process
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Process:
1. Develop the Coding Form
2. Define all the qualitative or descriptive terms of the form
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1.ASD Classification
Autism: The term ‘autism’ or ‘autistic’ must be used. This could include ‘autistic like’ or ‘autism characteristics’
Asperger: This term must be used
PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorder): This term
must be used
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2. Severity: The terms MILD, MODERATE, or SEVERE must be used.
– Any two terms connected by the word ‘to’
(e.g., mild TO severe) constitutes a new category
– Mixed: Any two terms connected by a dash (-) (e.g., mild-moderate)