Development of the Dynamic Methodological Model for the Comprehensive Evaluation of Complex Behavioral Interventions

• In Event: Identifying, Assessing, and Teaching Students With Autism

Abstract

The Dynamic Methodological Model is our working prototype for the Comprehensive Evaluation of Complex Behavioral Interventions. The principal objective for the model is to guide a systematic evaluation for single complex behavioral interventions and to systematically compile and analyze data from evaluation of the individual interventions. The model has five phases:(1) conceptualization,(2) measurement,(3) environment,(4)spectrum, and (5)understanding. Each phase employs different research methods thus each phase will lead to different types of results leading to different types of understanding. We believe that application of our model will lead to significant advances in our knowledge regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder per se. This model may lead to innovation and understanding that can contribute to the fields of Applied Behavior Analysis and Special Education.

Authors

• Dana Cihelkova, West Virginia University

• Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

• Kimberly Kris Floyd, West Virginia University

• Daniel Hursh, West Virginia University