Single-Subject Research Methodology: An Underutilized Tool in the Field of Deafness

1986 ◽  
Vol 131 (5) ◽  
pp. 344-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bullis ◽  
Glenn Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Single Subject Research

Educational Validity Revisited

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Test ◽  
Fred Spooner ◽  
Nancy L. Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Single Subject Research ◽  
Research Designs

In 1983, Voeltz and Evans introduced a set of criteria for establishing educational validity. Their intent was to improve the documentation of quality educational programs for learners with severe disabilities. Although the concept of educational validity is sound, we feel that Voeltz and Evans were not justified in rejecting single-subject research methodology as a vehicle for assessing educational validity. The present paper (a) provides a summary of the arguments of Voeltz and Evans against the use of single-subject research designs in establishing educational validity, (b) addresses each of the major concerns of Voeltz and Evans with single-subject research methodology, and (c) demonstrates how single-subject research methodology can be used to demonstrate educational validity.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Mobile Skill Teaching Software for Parents of Individuals with Intellectual Disability

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serkan Cankaya ◽  
Abdullah Kuzu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Probe Design ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Single Subject Research ◽  
Multiple Probe ◽  
Children With Intellectual Disability

Mobile skill teaching software has been developed for the parents of the children with intellectual disability to be used in teaching daily life skills. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of the mobile skill teaching software developed for the use of the parents of the children with intellectual disability. In accordance, the effectiveness of the software has been tested using multiple probe design with probe conditions across subjects’ research methodology which is one of the single subject research models. Four adults with intellectual disability and their parents participated in the study. The parents participating in the study taught their children with intellectual disability how to cook cheese omelet with the use of the software. The data obtained as a consequence of the experimental study suggests that the activities carried out by the parents with the use of the software were found to be effective.

A General Strategy for Single-Subject Research

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 687-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Holtgrave
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Important Application ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Single Subject Research ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Environmental Health Problem ◽  
Over Time

This article offers a general strategy for conducting single-subject research. The strategy is designed to capture the behavior of the subject over time; this necessitates using a stream of behavior research methodology. The strategy guides the researcher through the exploratory analytic and modeling steps appropriate for stream of behavior studies. An important application (to an environmental health problem) is discussed.

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