Computer-Based Data Collection

Description of the Strategy

It has been an ongoing challenge for researchers in the psychological, social, and educational sciences to systematically capture the many directly observable to be effective for individuals with mental retardation. An important factor contributing to the success of competing response training is compliance with the procedures. Individuals with limited motivation or intellectual abilities are less likely to comply with the procedures. [Page 209]behaviors and events inherent to settings in which multiple organisms act and interact. This is particularly true when the focus is upon the direct observation of behavior and when interest is in collecting a relatively inclusive data record of all behaviors and events relevant to a complete description of an experimental setting. For strategy description purposes, direct ...