SCRD Poster Presentation
This assignment is an excellent opportunity to learn several important skills as an ABA Scientist-Practitioner. First, you will design an evidence-based research study as it applies to a problem behavior for a client. Then, you will create a poster presentation of your completed study. Finally, you will use Kaltura Capture to create a video presentation that further discusses the poster and the SCRD that you designed. This is an excellent skill to learn as you enter the field of ABA and attend or participate in conferences for professional development.
Assignment Directions
For this assignment, you will construct a hypothetical (or actual) single case research design (SCRD) study that will be used to create a scholarly poster presentation. Choose one of the scenario options to construct your SCRD and use the Unit 9 Assignment Planning Template to organize the elements for your study. Alternatively, you may use a client you are currently working with; however, be sure that has been discussed with your instructor by the end of Unit 3 so that you can get specific guidance on the process.
Begin by conducting research and finding at least three peer-reviewed academic sources that provide an evidence-based analysis of the specific intervention that will be used to support the target behavior that you will focus on for your client. Then, use the Unit 9 Assignment Template to build your poster presentation and use Kaltura Capture to record a 3–5-minute video presentation of your poster. Please read the assignment requirements for details on the guidelines and expectations.
Please include the following:
Study Title
Provide a title for your study that reflects the dependent/independent variables and the subjects. For example: Use of Non-Contingent Reinforcement on the Perpetual Squawking of a Parrot with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Introduction
Provide a rationale as to why you chose this study, based on the literature that you reviewed. What makes your study a unique contribution to the field?
Include your research statement phrased as: “The purpose of this study is to….”
Be sure that it is clear as to what your study is looking to investigate or prove, and that both the independent and dependent variables in your research statement.
Methods/Materials
Include information on the participant(s), setting(s), materials, dependent variable, and procedures used in your study. Be sure to identify the research design you selected.
Results
Include a graphical representation of the data (hypothetical for the case study or actual if you are using a client) that meets ABA conventions for the selected graph(s).
Do NOT copy and paste any data or graphs from alternate sources.
Provide a brief summary of the results.
Discussion
Summarize the effectiveness and discuss the limitations of your study.
Consider the pros and cons of the research design, the number of participants, the lack of generality, etc.
In addition to the Poster Presentation, you will submit a brief paper (5-7 pages) to further discuss the SCRD that you designed. Your original paper should include the following:
Title Page
Annotated Bibliography of the three articles.
Include a brief description of the research question(s) and hypothesis as well as the method, setting, subjects, and research design used. Be sure your annotated bibliograph provides a summary of the results and the conclusions as reported by the author(s) of the study.
Rationale of why the chosen design is appropriate for the study.
Assessment of the advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of the chosen research design.
Discussion of reliability and validity of the
A graphical representation of the data used for the study, followed by your own visual analysis of data to include:
A summary of the within and between condition effects of the research design.
A comparison of level, trend, and immediacy of effect.
Calculations that identify variability or stability of data within a condition.
A discussion of the split middle line of progress to determine trend and the Percentage of Non-overlapping Data (PND).
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