Overview
For this assignment, your instructor will provide you with a case study and a template. From the information provided in the case study, you will complete the following activities within the provided template:
- Describe the scientific rigor(s) exemplified by conducting the descriptive assessment.
- Describe the benefits and limitations of conducting a descriptive assessment.
- Provide an operational definition of the concerning behavior.
- Quantify the target behavior observed in the five observation periods by using a line graph to display the data. Be sure to construct an APA compliant graph.
- Describe the trend of the data path.
- Complete the contingency diagrams.
- Complete the ABC-QA for attention, tangible, and demand.
- Display the results of the ABC-QA by using a bar graph.
- Provide an interpretation of the bar graph and conclude the hypothesized function(s) influencing the target behavior.
- Summarize the compassionate and/or cultural variables one should consider when conducting a descriptive assessment. Be sure to use supporting evidence such as journal articles and/or the Capella Compassion Code.
- Be sure to complete the self-assessment grading rubric included in the template.Be sure to incorporate values of compassion and cultural humility when choosing measurement procedures and conducting the descriptive assessment. You can refer to the Capella Compassion Code.
- In addition, complete the self-assessment grading rubric included in the template.