Article Analysis

Students will use the Library to search for an empirical study on an intervention used in behavioral practice.  The article must be on an intervention to teach verbal behavior.

When selecting your article, be sure that it is a peer reviewed  empirical study on an intervention used in applied behavior analysis. An empirical study is one in which a researcher implements an intervention and analyzes data to determine if the intervention was effective or not. 

Using APA guidelines, discuss how the selected study demonstrates or does not demonstrate   the dimensions of ABA. Introduce your article with a summary of the study (1 paragraph).  Give specific examples of how the article you selected aligns with the still current dimensions of ABA as discussed by Baer, Wolf and Risely (1987). Include in text APA citations from both articles throughout.  Conclude your paper with a reflection on the value of using the still current dimensions of applied behavior analysis when selecting interventions in practice. Summary: Article is an empirical study that meets criteria for assignment. The summary discusses the intervention that was used, who it was used with (subjects) and the results. Writing is clear, concise and follows APA guidelines. Articles are correctly cited in-text and in the reference list using APA style.  

There is a section header and an accurate interpretation as to the dimension of “applied”. Specific examples are used from the selected study and linked back to Baer, Wolf and Risely (1987) with APA formatted in-text citations. Writing is clear and concise.

There is a section header and an accurate interpretation as to the dimension of “behavioral”. Specific examples are used from the selected study and linked back to Baer, Wolf and Risely (1987) with APA formatted in-text citations. Writing is clear and concise.

There is a section header and an accurate interpretation as to the dimension of “analytic”. Specific examples are used from the selected study and linked back to Baer, Wolf and Risely (1987) with APA formatted in-text citations. Writing is clear and concise.

There is a section header and an accurate interpretation as to the dimension of “technological”. Specific examples are used from the selected study and linked back to Baer, Wolf and Risely (1987) with APA formatted in-text citations. Writing is clear and concise.

There is a section header and an accurate interpretation as to the dimension of “conceptually systematic”. Specific examples are used from the selected study and linked back to Baer, Wolf and Risely (1987) with APA formatted in-text citations. Writing is clear and concise.

There is a section header and an accurate interpretation as to the dimension of “effective”. Specific examples are used from the selected study and linked back to Baer, Wolf and Risely (1987) with APA formatted in-text citations. Writing is clear and concise.

There is a section header and an accurate interpretation as to the dimension of “generality”. Specific examples are used from the selected study and linked back to Baer, Wolf and Risely (1987) with APA formatted in-text citations. Writing is clear and concise.