McDougal, et al Flashcards
University supported treatment research in schools can be criticized because it lacks
A. Construct validity
B. Content validity
C. Ecological validity*****
D. Social validity
In the McDougal et al. study a school district of 23,000 has a 33% increase in eligible special education students, the school board is interested in lessoning this, 16 cases are recruited. What are reasonable questions?
A. How will 16 cases inform the practice of a large school district?
B. How many schools used this intervention strategy?
C. How different is this than what school psychologists do now?
D. All of the above are reasonable critical questions.**
Problems with using a DBRC to assess student behavior in baseline and then intervention phase is
A. Concurrent validity of the DBRC with other problem behavior measures
B. Predictive validity of the DBRC with psychiatric illnesses later in life
C. Inter-rater agreement on the DBRC
D. A and B only
E. A and C only****
F. B and C only
Teacher’s self-reported treatment integrity which requires ____. Is self-reported treatment integrity acceptable?
A. Internal consistency, self-rating is acceptable
B. Internal consistency, self-rating is not acceptable
C. Inter-rater agreement, self-rating is acceptable
D. Inter-rater agreement, self-rating is not acceptable**
A summative evaluation of 16 cases for a school district of 23,000 students limits
A. Predictive validity
B. Construct validity
C. Ecological validity
D. External validity*****
The treatment ingredient for the students in the BCT program evaluation was________.
A. Rewards provided by teachers
B. Rewards provided by parents based on DBRC
C. Both punishment and rewards provided by teachers and parents
D. Behavior consultation
E. It’s unclear*****
