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A comparison of two approaches to training visual analysis of AB graphs
Author(s) -
Wolfe Katie,
Slocum Timothy A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.212
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , subject (documents) , applied behavior analysis , medical education , mathematics education , computer science , autism , developmental psychology , world wide web , medicine , psychiatry
Visual analysis is the primary method of evaluating data in single‐subject research. Few studies have evaluated interventions to teach visual analys is skills. The purpose of this study was to evaluate systematic instruction, delivered using computer‐based intervention or a recorded lecture, on identifying changes in slope and level in AB graphs. Results indicated that both approaches were significantly more effective than a no‐treatment control condition but were not different from each other. We discuss the implications of these results for training and directions for future research.