SPED 6607 Single Case Research for Special Educators

This course focuses on the study and application of current research methods, procedures, and designs to aid in the processes of individualizing instructional and behavior management effectiveness within classroom settings. Students will develop an understanding of, evaluate, interpret, and apply various approaches and techniques used to conduct single case research. There will be 15 hours of directed field experiences embedded for this course. A pre-service certificate is required for this course.

Credits

Prerequisite

SPED 6602

Typically Offered

fall

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:

	SEMLO	Evaluation
1. Describe and explain behavior in behavior analytic terms.	1, 2	Quizzes, Exam, Research Proposal, Article Presentation
2. Use the dimensions of applied behavior analysis (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968) for evaluating interventions to determine if they are behavior analytic.	5, 10, 11	Literature Review, Article Presentation
3. Interpret articles from the behavior analytic literature.	5, 6, 11, 12, 13	Literature Review, Article Presentation
4. Define behaviors to measure and how to measure them.	4, 8	Exam, Research Proposal
5. Describe the principles and procedures of single case research designs.	4, 6, 10, 11, 12	Quizzes, Exam, Research Proposal, Article Presentation
6. Describe and explain procedures to evaluate or control for threats to internal validity for the following SRCM designs: a) withdrawal designs or reversal designs b) alternating treatments designs c) multiple baseline/probe designs d) changing criterion designs	4, 6, 8, 10, 11	Quizzes, Research Proposal, Article Presentation
7. Write procedures for intervention and research appropriate to extend external validity through replication.	2, 3, 5, 9, 10	Research Proposal
8. Use visual and nonparametric analysis to interpret data.	4, 8, 10	Quizzes, Exam, Literature Review, Article Presentation
9. Identify and address practical and ethical considerations in using various experimental designs.	6, 13	Exam, Research Proposal