Progress Monitoring Project (50 pts)

Think of something you specifically would like learn over the next three weeks. It can be learning a new language using an app like duo lingo, increasing your completion of course assignments, changing your eating habits, or even improving your bowling score! You will go through the steps of progress monitoring to see how much you have progressed at the end of three weeks. Be honest in your reporting- the results here are meaningless for the sake of the assignment. The point is to have a goal, select a strategy, and monitor your progress.

Remember, fidelity of implementation consists of three key components:

· Adherence—Following the instructional procedures of the practice or program as they were intended and implementing all components in the correct order

· Exposure/duration—Implementing the practice or program for the recommended:

o Length of session (e.g., 40 minutes for EBP, can be short for this project)

o Duration of EBP (e.g., 12 weeks, one semester, one academic year for EBP, 3 weeks for this project)

o Frequency (e.g., daily, three times per week)

· Quality of delivery—Delivering the EBP using good practices (fidelity checklist)

Step 1: Conduct a task analysis of the procedures. A task analysis is the process of breaking down activities into smaller, sequenced steps that can be easily defined and readily observed. You will submit this in our Webcourse.

Step 2: Develop an observational checklist. Two types of items should be included on the checklist. The first addresses the number of procedural steps to which you should adhere, which correspond to the items in the task analysis. The second addresses the quality of implementation—how well you implement the intervention. You will submit this in our Webcourse.

Step 3: Implement your practice and graph data. Review the IRIS modules as need to ensure you are correctly graphing your data. Submit your data here (again,

Remember:

As mentioned in the IRIS module, fidelity is best measured through the use of observational data. One way to conduct an observation is to ask a friend to watch you implementing the intervention. Alternately, you can video yourself implementing the intervention and review it later. In either case, the observer needs to complete the fidelity checklist, recording each procedural step to which you adhere, any steps that you miss, and the addition of a step or component. In general, objective observers are more accurate sources of fidelity data than are educators who monitor their own implementation.