Association for Behavior Analysis International

Once effective behavior analytic practices are developed they must be implemented. To do this at scale requires the use of modern data collection and dissemination technologies and targeted, efficient support. This symposium will describe two approaches to solving this problem. One approach uses the Internet to monitor program usage and learner responding to highly interactive online instruction and combines this with other data to provide proactive program and teacher support. This approach relies heavily on the automated collection of data and software-based reports. The other approach uses email, video conferencing, and telephone support to teachers using low cost paper and pencil materials designed for use with at risk children. This approach relies on manually collected and teacher reported data. Both approaches seek to provide high implementation fidelity and support for teachers, and demonstrate the range of technologies and data that can be used to ensure proper program use in the United States and South Africa.

There is an increasing interest in the use of correlational data to make predictions about what people are likely to do. These correlational approaches often make quite reliable predictions. When used in an educational context, these analytics can be used to intervene earlier rather than later in order to ensure successful program outcomes. Headsprout Implementation Specialists have conducted thousands of consultations, coaching sessions, and workshops with elementary schools in the U.S. and worldwide. Recently, the company has begun to combine new data collection tools and frameworks for understanding data related to the implementation of curriculum. Combining these analytics with data from student use of the software, Implementation Specialists are able to monitor, intervene, and provide proactive feedback to teachers and administrators at scale. A first look at the process for using data to investigate the relationships between workshop mastery, staff affect, metrics of implementation fidelity, student activity, and student achievement is presented.