Measurement Application Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to apply the information from Chapters 3 and 4 to a behavior of your choosing. In this regard, you will need to select a behavior, operationally define the behavior, and choose an appropriate measurement system. You do not need to actually measure the behavior.
Assignment – Due by 8:30 pm on data indicated on syllabus – upload to eCourseware dropbox
Begin your paper by briefly describing the behavior of interest. Who is the person (pseudonyms are appropriate)? What is the behavior they engage in that needs to be changed? What are the circumstances under which the behavior tends to occur?
Following this introduction, you will need to
Grading Template
3 = information is clear, complete, and appropriate
2 = most, but not all, information is clearly and appropriately addressed in a way that is specific to the application
1 = addressed somewhat, but information is incompletely, unclearly, and/or only generally described to a large extent
0 = not addressed
Provides an overview of the person of interest, the target behavior, and the circumstances under which behavior tends to occur.
Score: 0 1 2 3
Comments:
Section 1 – TARGET BEHAVIOR
Score: 0 1 2 3
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Section 2 – OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
Score: 0 1 2 3
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Section 3 – MEASUREMENT SELECTION
Score: 0 1 2 3
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Section 4 – MEASUREMENT DESCRIPTION
Score: 0 1 2 3
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Section 5 – DATA SHEET
Score: 0 1 2 3
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Overall presentation:
2-Information is well organized, grammatically correct, and free of typos
1-Organization is somewhat difficult to follow, paper contains extraneous information (not relevant), and/or paper contains some errors
0-Confusing organization and/or numerous typographical, grammatical, or conceptual errors
Final Score _____/20