Behavior Measurement and Discontinuous Measurement
4 important questions on Behavior Measurement and Discontinuous Measurement
When is discontinuous measurement used?
What is whole interval recording?
- a discontinuous measurement procedure where time is divided into intervals
- the behavior must occur consistently throughout each interval to be recorded as an occurrence
- reported as a percentage of intervals that the behavior occurred
- generally used to measure if a desired behavior is increasing over time
- observation period is divided into equal intervals of time
- if the target behavior occurs during the entire interval, the observer marks that the behavior occurred
- if the behavior does not occur it is a non-occurrence
What is partial interval recording?
- A procedure that measures whether a behavior occurred at any time during a specified time interval
- Multiple occurrences within the same interval are scored as one
- Allows for easier recording of multiple behaviors
- Reported as a percentage of intervals where the behavior occurred
- Frequently used to measure whether a behavior is decreasing over time
- Observation period is divided into equal intervals of time
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What is momentary time sampling/momentary interval recording?
- Commonly used when the observer is unable to attend to the behavior of the individual during the entire observation
- Observation period is divided into equal intervals of time, however, behavior that occurs within each interval is disregarded for measurement. ONLY BEHAVIOR OCCURRING AT THE END OF THE INTERVAL PERIOD IS RECORDED.
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