An Examination of Social Validity Within Single-Case Research With Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 357-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin F. Spear ◽  
M. Kathleen Strickland-Cohen ◽  
Natalie Romer ◽  
Richard W. Albin
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Social Validity ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Single Case Research

The Effects of Writing Choice Prompt on the Written Narratives of Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: A Case Study of an Abandoned Single-Case Design

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Parks Ennis ◽  
Kristine Jolivette ◽  
Mickey Losinski
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Single Case Design ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
Choice Making ◽  
Single Case Research ◽  
Writing Prompt ◽  
Story Elements

In this study, we investigated the effects of choice of writing prompt on the number of story elements included in written narratives. The investigation took place in a residential facility for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Participants included six female students in a mixed-grade-level course (students had just completed Grades 7–10). A withdrawal single-case research design was planned for each participant. However, the study was abandoned after only initial baseline and intervention phases because choice of writing prompt appeared to have null or countertherapeutic effects on the number of story elements written. Potential explanations for why these findings are inconsistent with other studies using choice making, including considerations of the file drawer effect for studies with null findings, are presented. Limitations and future directions also are discussed.

Rigorous Assessment of Social Validity: A Scoping Review of a 40-Year Conversation

2021 ◽  
pp. 074193252110172
Author(s):  
Melinda R. Snodgrass ◽  
Moon Y. Chung ◽  
James M. Kretzer ◽  
Elizabeth E. Biggs
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Social Validity ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
Validity Assessment ◽  
Scoping Literature Review ◽  
Single Case Research ◽  
Social Validity Assessment ◽  
Key Questions

For the last 40 years, special education and applied behavior analysis researchers have discussed the notion of social validity, particularly those researchers who conduct single-case research. A substantial part of this discussion has involved critiquing the rigor of methods used to assess social validity. We conducted a scoping literature review focused on describing and integrating different critiques and recommendations about social validity assessment. In a multi-pronged search, we identified 47 articles addressing rigor in social validity assessment. We used inductive content analysis to chart data about specific critiques and identify a framework of seven Key Questions that organize these critiques across theoretical and methodological dimensions. We describe the Key Questions, including examples from the reviewed literature that led to their development. The framework may have practical utility for researchers and reviewers in guiding rigorous social validity assessment in intervention research. Implications are discussed for researchers, reviewers, and journal editors.

Reporting Single-Case Research in The Neurorehabilitation Literature: A Systematic Review Indicates There is Room for Improvement

2016 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. e106
Author(s):  
Robyn Tate ◽  
Linda Sigmundsdottir ◽  
Janet Doubleday ◽  
Ulrike Rosenkoetter ◽  
Donna Wakim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Single Case Research

Testing incontinence pads using single-case research designs

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 316-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda M Proudfoot ◽  
Elizabeth S Farmer ◽  
Jean B McIntosh
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Incontinence Pads ◽  
Single Case Research

Effect Size for Token Economy Use in Contemporary Classroom Settings: A Meta-Analysis of Single-Case Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise A. Soares ◽  
Judith R. Harrison ◽  
Kimberly J. Vannest ◽  
Susan S. McClelland
Keyword(s):  
Effect Size ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Token Economy ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Single Case Research

Problems in Logic and Interpretation with Quantitative Syntheses of Single-Case Research: Mathur and Colleagues (1998) as a Case in Point

1998 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Kauffman ◽  
Phillip S. Strain ◽  
Frank W. Kohler ◽  
Frank Gresham
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Single Case Research
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