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TABLE 4<br />

Example Questi<strong>on</strong> Words, Think Aloud Procedures, <strong>and</strong> Questi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Story<br />

Element<br />

Questi<strong>on</strong><br />

Word Think Aloud Questi<strong>on</strong><br />

Setting Where “I just learned something new about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

setting.” I am going to ask a questi<strong>on</strong><br />

using ‘where’ because ‘where’ is a good<br />

questi<strong>on</strong> word when asking about<br />

setting.”<br />

Character Who “We just found out about a character.<br />

‘Who’ is a good questi<strong>on</strong> word when<br />

asking a character questi<strong>on</strong>.”<br />

Event Why “We found out that Arthur did something.<br />

He borrowed books from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Brain. So<br />

I can ask a questi<strong>on</strong> about an event.”<br />

Problem Why “Oh, Arthur is not sleeping well. I am<br />

going to ask a questi<strong>on</strong> about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

problem using why.”<br />

Soluti<strong>on</strong> What “We just found out that Mr. Ratburn<br />

helped solve Arthur’s problem. I am<br />

going to ask a questi<strong>on</strong> about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

soluti<strong>on</strong>, using what.”<br />

ing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> number of agreements by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> number<br />

of agreements plus disagreements <strong>and</strong> multiplying<br />

by 100. In additi<strong>on</strong>, a Kappa coefficient<br />

was calculated. Interrater reliability was assessed<br />

for 30% of all collected student data.<br />

Reliability of prompted <strong>and</strong> unprompted student<br />

generated questi<strong>on</strong>s was 85% with a<br />

Kappa value of .62, c<strong>on</strong>sidered “good” agreement<br />

(Cooper & Hedges, 1994). Reliability of<br />

unprompted <strong>and</strong> prompted student resp<strong>on</strong>ses<br />

was 90% with a Kappa value of .68, also c<strong>on</strong>sidered<br />

“good” agreement (Cooper &<br />

Hedges).<br />

Data Analysis<br />

To gain a better underst<strong>and</strong>ing of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> interventi<strong>on</strong><br />

effects <strong>on</strong> individual performance, all<br />

data obtained are presented graphically (Pars<strong>on</strong>s<strong>on</strong><br />

& Baer, 1992). The data were graphed<br />

<strong>and</strong> visually inspected by investigating <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> degree<br />

as well as variability of change to determine<br />

interventi<strong>on</strong> effects (Barlow & Hersen,<br />

1984; Kamil, 1995).<br />

Treatment Fidelity<br />

A graduate student coded a r<strong>and</strong>omly selected<br />

30% of all interventi<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> baseline sessi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

“Where did Arthur have<br />

his pet business?”<br />

“Who is helping Arthur<br />

write his story?”<br />

“Why did Arthur borrow<br />

books from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Brain?”<br />

“Why is Arthur not<br />

sleeping well?”<br />

“What did Mr. Ratburn<br />

do to help Arthur<br />

solve his problem?”<br />

to document <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> specified interventi<strong>on</strong> procedures<br />

(see procedures secti<strong>on</strong> for a descripti<strong>on</strong>).<br />

Data collecti<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>sisted of frequency<br />

counts of researcher prompting, instructi<strong>on</strong>al<br />

steps completed, <strong>and</strong> presence of needed materials.<br />

The researcher adhered to procedures<br />

during all baseline <strong>and</strong> interventi<strong>on</strong> segments<br />

viewed 100% of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> time. Fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r, appropriate<br />

materials were presented in 100% of all baseline<br />

sessi<strong>on</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> 92% of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> time during<br />

interventi<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Results<br />

Visual inspecti<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> data (presented in<br />

Figures 4 <strong>and</strong> 5) reveals a functi<strong>on</strong>al relati<strong>on</strong>ship<br />

between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> of a reciprocal<br />

questi<strong>on</strong>ing interventi<strong>on</strong> delivered in cooperative<br />

pairs <strong>and</strong> questi<strong>on</strong> generati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

resp<strong>on</strong>ding of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> three children with ASD.<br />

That is, <strong>on</strong>ce interventi<strong>on</strong> began, all three<br />

children increased frequency of unprompted<br />

questi<strong>on</strong> generati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>ding during<br />

reading.<br />

Questi<strong>on</strong> Generati<strong>on</strong><br />

Figure 4 illustrates <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> frequency of unprompted<br />

<strong>and</strong> prompted questi<strong>on</strong>s generated<br />

Reciprocal Questi<strong>on</strong>ing / 377

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