randomized trials....

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ABA is about letting the data decide. Its not about everybody... all the

time. Any program that has the same procedures for everybody, all the time

is a " cookie cutter " approach that will work for some children and not

others.

There is a need to evaluate all of the psychological and educational

research (AKA... ABA research) that is out there to help guide our approach.

We know from that research that mixing and varying trials will help promote

generalization of skills. (See articles from Dr. Heward for examples.) We

also know that fluency is a factor in generalization. (See articles from

Dr. Kubina for examples.) So we should use these in our teaching and modify

the procedures when necessary.

Do I recommend " mass trials " ? Sometimes. Do recommend it often? No. But I

let the data decide when and how. Do recommend 10 trials of each target be

done in a session? Sometimes. But sometimes a child needs 20 -30 and

sometimes they only need 2-5.

I can best meet the needs of my students by individualizing a program that

works for them. That is what we are trying to accomplish in the first

place. Right?

Thank you for opening this up for discussion. I believe it important for

these debates to occur to keep all sides " honest " )

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[ ] randomized trials....

It strikes us as odd that for children who already have enough

difficulty making sense of the world, you would want to speed it up.

paced instruction and randomized trials for everybody.all the time?

That strikes us as odd.

Doesn't anyone remember what we were trying to do in the first place?

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[Guest guest]

besides...if you don't randomize trials than how do you expect a child

to generalize the knowledge they have learned in a structured setting. I

agree with what e Quinby wrote and i also believe it is important

to discuss these opinions.

Sara

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