ERIC Number: EJ1011088
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 12
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Examination of a One-Trial Brief Experimental Analysis to Identify Reading Fluency Interventions
Andersen, Melissa N.; Daly, Edward J., III; Young, Nicholas D.
Psychology in the Schools, v50 n4 p403-414 Apr 2013
This study sought to evaluate whether a one-trial brief experimental analysis (OTBEA) would reliably and validly identify effective treatments to improve oral reading fluency for 6 elementary school students referred for reading problems. An OTBEA was conducted with each participant to assess the effects of skill- and performance-based treatment components. Following the OTBEA, an extended analysis was conducted using an alternating treatments design to experimentally assess whether predictions generated by the OTBEA would be accurate across sessions, time, and stimulus materials. OTBEA results suggested that 3 participants required a treatment package containing both performance-based and skill-based instructional components and that the other 3 participants might only need performance-based interventions. Results indicate that predictions were accurate for those participants requiring both types of intervention components, but that predictions for the remaining participants met with mixed results in the extended analysis. Results are discussed in terms of further refining brief experimental analysis methods to make them more efficient for educators while ensuring valid results. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Elementary School Students, Performance Based Assessment, Skill Development, Skill Analysis, Predictive Validity, Individualized Instruction, Screening Tests, Experiments, Evaluation Methods, Needs Assessment, Teaching Methods, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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