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Staff Training In and Through Behavior Analysis. Gili Rechany, MA Educational Supervisor Shema Kolainu- Hear Our Voices October 14, 2004. New staff training task analysis. First Morning Review of class schedule Daily rotation Lunch schedule Portfolios:
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Staff Training In and Through Behavior Analysis Gili Rechany, MA Educational Supervisor Shema Kolainu- Hear Our Voices October 14, 2004
New staff training task analysis • First Morning • Review of class schedule • Daily rotation • Lunch schedule • Portfolios: • Components: ABLLS, program list, reinforcement inventory, programs/data sheets, graphs, VB, daily totals, weekly criterion graph, student of the day • Students • Reinforcers • Behavioral Plans • Medical alerts
Data collection • Review components of program sheets • Reliability data collection: 100% agreement with teacher observed x3 (consecutive) STO 1: Observe teacher run 3 programs STO 2: New staff runs programs (with TPRA) with teacher prompts STO 3: New staff runs programs no teacher model/prompts, new staff probes observer for information STO 4: New staff runs program independently (*=100%x5) STO 5: Groups/duration data collection can start when new teacher has a total of 10 consecutive correct TPRA’s across 3 domains.
Graphing/Summary data • Where do data points go? • X axis any Y axis • Labels • Dates • Why do we collect data? • Scientific Decisions • Validity/Reliability • What is done daily, weekly with data? • Classroom • School wide
PSI- Personalized System of Instruction Modules (Keller, 1968, Greer, 2002) • Verbal behavior about the Science- vocabulary of the science of verbal behavior • Contingency-Shaped Behavior- Operent behavior shaped directly by consequences • Verbally-Mediated Behavior- behavior that is mediated or controlled by verbal behavior rather then contingencies
TPRA- Teacher Performance Rate/Accuracy • Components of a TPRA (Ingham & Greer, 1992) • The Learn Unit (Albers & Greer, 1991) • Rate • Collateral Praise • Graphs/Public posting • Trends • Immediate feedback • Evaluates Contingency-shaped teaching responses
Staff Training Opportunities • Staff Meetings • Weekly workshops • Rapid Data presentation • PSI- Principles of behavior and strategies for teaching. • Classroom meetings • Tactical decisions • Student performance