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Using the sаme dаtа as in questiоn 2, assume that ABC Cоmpany expects a 10% increase in sales in the cоming year (10% more than the $575,000 it had in the past year). Prepare its sales forecast, assuming the company breaks down its sales down by month using the same percentages as the actual sales from the past year, which you calculated in the first problem.
Single-Subject Design, Chоice 2 оf 2 Perfоrmаnce topic: You аre working аt a school that values teachers measuring student behavior. Teachers attended multiple trainings on measuring student behavior and have demonstrated they can, in fact, collect appropriate data and enter it into the computer system. The assistant principal collects all of the data from teachers on Friday to aggregate and evaluate student learning. The assistant principal shared a google calendar event with each teacher on Friday afternoon at 2:30 pm to remind teachers to submit their data. Despite the training and reminders, several teachers rarely turn in their data to the assistant principal. Design and evaluate an intervention to target teachers’ timely submission of student data. A. How is this topic socially and educationally significant? Note any studies you know that are relevant to the topic. B. Describe the number and characteristics of your participants (gold standard). Describe your inclusion criteria. C. Provide a full operational description and definition of the behavior or behaviors that constitute your dependent variable or dependent variables. D. Describe how you measure your dependent variable or variables. That is, what dimension or dimensions of the behavior or behavior effects will you select to measure as your dependent variable (e.g., event, duration, whole interval, partial interval, etc., to name a few options)? E. Describe how will you graph or visually display your data. For each graph, describe what will be displayed on the x- and y-axes. Also describe the number of data points per phase/condition so that a reviewer can imagine what your graph would look like (and ensure your study meets the quality indicators). Alternately, you may hand draw the graph during the exam period. Make sure you have graphs for all dependent variables. F. Briefly describe your Independent variable, or intervention. Describe your intervention and the criterion for ceasing the intervention. You should also include a measure and measurement criterion for the fidelity of your treatment. G. Name and describe your single-subject design. Include a description of any controls needed to adequately assess the effects of the IV on the DV.
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Grоup Design, Chоice 1 оf 2 Lаnguаge аnd literacy skills are multifaceted constructs that require individuals to draw on many different skills. Robust theoretical and developmental frameworks exist that highlight both the complexity within language and literacy skills but also the complexity across these skills when accounting for their interrelatedness. Such frameworks highlight that many different facets underlie these language and literacy skills as well, including those related to other skill areas (e.g., motor, cognitive, social cognitive, and social skills). Choose one of the language and literacy skill areas discussed in HBSE 6010 and discuss some nuances of this complexity. Specifically, consider the following questions. (You are welcome to reference readings and/or discussions related to these skill areas.) Be sure to answer questions A, B, and C.a-C.i. A. When thinking about your chosen language or literacy skill area, what specific kinds of skills or behaviors are important to consider that may support development in that skill? (Your answer should discuss theoretical and conceptual perspectives and issues across frameworks and not focus on a singular perspective.) B. How do related skills in other areas (either language, literacy, or other) support learning in your chosen skill area? (You do not need to discuss every overlapping skill, but you should provide thoughtful discussion for a few skill areas within the context of learning and instruction.) C. Based on your response to questions A and B, you will design a study to do one of two things: 1) examine the skill area you discussed in comparing two different groups of learners using at least one between-group design element and one within-group design element (e.g., test of associations), or 2) test the efficacy of an intervention program designed to promote development in the domain area you discussed for a specific population of learners. Answer each of the following questions for Part C: a) In 1-2 sentences, describe the overall aim of your study. b) Thoroughly describe important demographic and descriptive characteristics about the participants in your study. For each, briefly describe the variable and what your expectations are for the participants in your study. c) Aside from measures of the intervention itself (e.g., implementation fidelity, attendance/dosage), what are three key independent variables (which could include covariates) the team should measure to be studied? For each one, describe how you will measure that variable and why it is an important independent variable to your study. (Note - Do not include components of the intervention as one of the three independent variables.) d) What are three dependent variables you will measure? For each one, describe how you will measure that variable and why it is an important dependent variable to your study. e) Pick one dependent variable and describe one approach to assessing the measure's validity and reliability (just one of each). (Hint: Describe the validity/reliability in the context of this particular study.) f) Describe the group-level research design you will use, including when you will collect data on each of the above variables, and how your design specifically addresses issues of reliability and validity. g) State three different testable research questions for your study that accurately address the aims of the study. Be sure to incorporate the above-mentioned independent and dependent variables in your research questions (i.e., state the variable/measure explicitly in your questions). Your research questions should explicitly address the research aim. h) Discuss any confounding factors you anticipate may influence your findings. How will you control for these in your design or analyses? i) For this last question, choose one of the following two questions to answer (either i.1 or i.2): i.1) For each research question, describe the statistical analysis you will perform to test the research question. Be clear about why you chose the analysis and how the variables described above will be included as part of each analysis. i.2) You wish to create a measure of social validity for this study and you will get responses from two different groups of stakeholders. Please briefly describe what your social validity measure will ask about and who you would ask to complete it.