Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,Thesis 1,Welcome,Meet and greet!,“9 Characteristics of a Good Masters thesis in ABA,Research Questions,Syllabus,Thesis Manual,Updates. . .where are you?,“9 Characteristics of a Good Masters thesis in ABADr. Bill Heward,Applied,Dependent Variable:,Socially significant behavior(academic, social, vocational, daily living, personal care, leisure skills, etc,)for the participants,that in enhances the lives of the participants and/or significant others that others behave more positively towards the participant,Independent Variable:,Costly, intense, cumbersome, complex IVs influence acceptability despite being effective,Behavioral,Involves a direct, measurable, observable behavior,Analytic,Experimental manipulation of the independent variable,Assesses the existence of a functional relation,b=f(x,1,x,2, etc,),Most valuable scientific knowledge for an applied technology,Takes its systematic place in the existing literature,Need a doable project,Direct replication:,Exactly duplicate anothers experimental conditions,Systematic replication:,Purposely vary one or more aspects of anothers experiment:,Participants,Setting,Independent variable,Target behaviors,Simple, as opposed to complex,Think doable!,Narrow window,Think small,Doesnt undermine the significance of the questions being explored,Takes its from its function,Purpose of the experiment take precedence:,What do I want to know about the IV and the DV,Everything in the study should be driven by the research question,Technological,Precise description of methodology,Need to describe who did what to whom, when and how!,Why is this important?,Doable,Time,Resources: some money for supplies and equipment,People*:,IOA,Txt Integrity,Data Collectors,Craft, M.A. (1996). Training elementary students withdevelopmental disabilities to recruit teacher attention in an inclusive classroom: Effects on teacher praise and academic productivity. Masters thesis,Research questions:,What are the effects of training elementary children with developmental disabilities to recruit teacher attention in the special education classroom on:,the frequency and type of recruiting responses they emit in the general education classroom?,the frequency and type of teacher attention received by the students in the general education classroom?,the academic productivity and accuracy in the general education classroom?,Investigate a topic or problem that is of interest,Experimental Questions,Experimental Questions,Very important to,clarifying the goal of the experiment,Have other researchers conducted a similar experiment?,If so, what can we learned from the procedures of previous investigations?,Can the current investigation be carried out in a reasonable amount of time?,Experimental Questions,Important questions to consider. . .,What is the,nature of the experiment,?,What,will be measured,?,What is the independent variable?,What,system of data collection will,capture the effects?,What is an appropriate experimental design?,Experimental Questions,Critical components of an experimental question,the population,the,independent variable,The,dependent variable,4 different types,Demonstration,Comparisons,Parametric,Component,Demonstration,Focus is on,demonstrating the existence,of a particular functional relation,Examples. . .,Will the independent variable alter the dependent variable?,Will written cues and video-taped feedback change a child with autisms social interaction skills?,Important to assess. .,Helps researchers,predict the effects,of an intervention,Important in the identification of evidence-based interventions,Sets the stage for more complex analyses (e.g., asking how and why?),Comparative,Focus is to differentially compare,the effects of 2 or more IVs,on a DV.,Examples. .,Will (IV)1 or (IV)2 alter the DV to a greater degree?,Will sign language or PECS differentially effect a child with autisms manding?,Important to assess. .,Effectiveness,of different interventions,Which intervention,is more efficient,?,Allows for,exploration of behavioral processes,responsible for change (i.e., arrange conditions that compare variables responsible for behavior change),Parametric,Focus is to identify how behavior changes in relation to parametric variations,in some dimension of the IV,Requires some systematic increase or decrease in the IV,Possible dimensions to alter include. .,Amount, the magnitude of exposure, or density,Examples. .,What effect,will incremental increases in the level of the IV,have on the DV?,What effect will 5 sec, 15 sec and 45 sec of escape from instruction have on the rate of negatively reinforced problem behavior?,Component Analysis,Focus is to pull apart independent variables,Useful when trying to identify what aspect of the IV is important,Examples. .,Will removal of one element from a multi-component intervention change the level of the DV?,Will removal of a “rules statement component from the “good behavior game change the frequency of students problem behaviors?,How do we get there. . .?,Timelines,Contingencies,Careful planning,Self-management,General timelines,Week 1,Intro,Week 2,Research questions,Thesis Committee Forms,6-7 Article guides,Week 3,Updates in literature review,6-7 Article guides,Week 4,Updates on research proposal,6-7 Article guides,Week 5,Updates on literature review,Week 6,Informed Consent Letters and IRB application,Article summary overview,Week 7,Updates,Drafts of method,Outline of literature review,General timelines,Week 8,Submit IRM application and informed consent letters, site approval letter,Week 9,Literature Review due,Updates,Week 10,Updates,Week 11,Research Proposal Due,Week 12,Research proposals and defenses scheduled!,Week 13,Proposals conducted,Submit Thesis proposal Approval form to Graduate studies,Week 14,Gobble, Gobble,Week 15,Proposals conducted,Submit Thesis proposal Approval form to Graduate studies,Week 16,Discussion of suggested Revisions,IRB updates,Winter break,Next week,6-7Article summaries,Search Terms,Research Questions*,Thesis Committee Appointment Form,