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Single Case Research Methodology: Applications in Special Education and Behavioral Sciences 3rd Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1138557130
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- Publisher: Routledge; 3rd edition (February 6, 2018)
- Language: English
- 436 pages
- ISBN-10: 1138557137
- ISBN-13: 978-1138557130
Single Case Research Methodology, 3rd Edition presents a thorough, technically sound, user-friendly, and comprehensive discussion of single case research methodology. This book can serve as a detailed and complex reference tool for students, researchers, and practitioners who intend to conduct single case research design studies; interpret findings of single case design studies; or write proposals, manuscripts, or reviews of single case methodology research. The authors present a variety of single case research studies with a wide range of participants, including preschoolers, K-12 students, university students, and adults in a variety of childcare, school, clinical, and community settings, making the book relevant across multiple disciplines in social, educational, and behavioral science including special and general education; school, child, clinical, and neuropsychology; speech, occupational, recreation, and physical therapy; and social work.
Table of Contents:
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Research Approaches in Applied Settings
2 Ethical Principles and Practices in Research
3 Writing Tasks: Literature Reviews, Research Proposals, and Final Reports
4 Replication
5 Dependent Variables, Measurement, and Reliability
Appendix 5–1: Trial-Based Event Recording
Appendix 5–2: Free Operant Timed Event Recording
Appendix 5–3: Interval Recording
Appendix 5–4: Duration per Occurrence Recording
6 Independent Variables, Fidelity, and Social Validity
Appendix 6–1: Implementation Fidelity—Teacher Training
Appendix 6–2: Board Game Study Procedural Fidelity
Appendix 6–3: Procedural Fidelity (Expressive Task) 4s CTD
Appendix 6–4: Procedural Fidelity Teaching Coaching
7 Visual Representation of Data
8 Visual Analysis of Graphic Data
9 Withdrawal and Reversal Designs
Appendix 9–1: Visual Analysis for A-B-A-B Withdrawal Design
10 Multiple Baseline and Multiple Probe Designs
Appendix 10–1: Visual Analysis for Multiple Baseline and Multiple Probe Designs
11 Comparative Designs
Appendix 11–1: Visual Analysis for Multitreatment Designs
12 Combination and Other Designs
13 Evaluating Quality and Rigor in Single Case Research
Appendix 13–1: Choosing an Appropriate Research Design
Appendix 13–2: Quality and Rigor Checklist
14 Synthesis and Meta-analysis of Single Case Research
Appendix 14–1: Visual Analysis Worksheet
Appendix 14–2: Data Extraction Decision Worksheet
Index
Jennifer R. Ledford is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University.
David L. Gast is Professor Emeritus of Special Education in the Department of Communication Science and Special Education at the University of Georgia.
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