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Effects of a supervisory intervention on assessment of interobserver agreement by educational service providers
Author(s) -
Garrity Meredith L.,
Luiselli James K.,
McCollum Sara A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.258
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychology , service (business) , data collection , service delivery framework , multiple baseline design , applied psychology , medical education , psychiatry , medicine , business , statistics , mathematics , marketing
Effective data collection requires routine assessment of interobserver agreement (IOA). This study evaluated a supervisory intervention to increase the frequency of IOA assessments performed by educational staff at a school for children with developmental disabilities. Intervention components included action directives, strategic posting of IOA recording forms, and performance feedback (positive reinforcement and correction). Implemented in a multiple baseline design, intervention increased IOA assessments targeting skill acquisition and behavior support plans. The study illustrates a systems‐level approach towards performance enhancement of human services personnel. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.