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Publication Date: 2008
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Assessment of the Reliability and Validity of the Discrete-Trials Teaching Evaluation Form
Babel, Danielle A.; Martin, Garry L.; Fazzio, Daniela; Arnal, Lindsay; Thomson, Kendra
Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, v36 n1-2 p67-80 2008
Discrete-trials teaching (DTT) is a frequently used method for implementing Applied Behavior Analysis treatment with children with autism. Fazzio, Arnal, and Martin (2007) developed a 21-component checklist, the Discrete-Trials Teaching Evaluation Form (DTTEF), for assessing instructors conducting DTT. In Phase 1 of this research, three experts on DTT rated all 21 components of the DTTEF as very important, demonstrating its high face validity. In Phase 2, the DTTEF had high interobserver reliability for live scoring of trainees' DTT performances, and it differentiated between the DTT performances of trainees before and after receiving instruction in applying DTT. In Phase 3, the DTTEF evaluations of the DTT performances of trainees in Phase 2 compared favorably to ratings of video clips of those performances by DTT experts, demonstrating high concurrent validity. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Teacher Evaluation, Check Lists, Measures (Individuals), Comparative Analysis, Validity, Reliability, Autism, Trainees, College Students, Foreign Countries
J.P. Das Developmental Disabilities Centre. 6-102 Education North, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-4505; Fax: 780-492-1318; Web site: http://www.ualberta.ca/~jpdasddc/bulletin/index.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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