Article Discussion Unit 1

Directions:

Answer the attached list of questions for the reading and upload it into Canvas before your

online meeting. Remember, as completion of this assignment is vital to participating in the

online meeting, if you do not have this completed and uploaded before your meeting, you

will not be able to stay in the meeting and earn attendance points or completion points

for the article discussion assignment. This assignment cannot be submitted after the

meeting for credit unless you attend a make-up meeting and have it uploaded before the

make-up meeting. Be prepared to discuss the reading in small groups by answering the

questions and defending your answers.

These questions must be completed in your own words in full, meaning every part must be answered. If a part of a question is incomplete, you will not earn credit for the submission and may not be able to remain in the online meeting and earn attendance points.

Submission: Upload answers to questions in doc, docx, or pdf file in Canvas prior to the online meeting.

Online Meeting: During the online meeting, the students will be divided into small groups and will meet to discuss and review their answers to the questions. Everyone will reconvene at the end of the meeting for a review of highlights

Questions:

1. What is the primary purpose of the review article? How might knowing the purpose of the review guide your use of its findings in your own teaching or research?
2. Why is the manipulation of motivating operations (MOs) important in mandtraining interventions? How might you ensure that a motivating operation is effectively in place before teaching a mand in your sessions?
3. What role do preference assessments play according to the review? Have you used preference assessments before mandtraining in your work? If yes, how did they influence your outcomes; if not, how might you start?
4. What is meant by interaction with the consequent stimulus, and why is it important? How could you incorporate the measurement of interaction with the reinforcer in your data collection?
5. How might the findings of this review influence applied practitioners in early intervention settings? In your own practice, which of the common independent variables do you already use, and which might you add or change in light of this review?
6. What is one strength and one limitation of this review article? How does recognizing both strengths and limitations affect how you interpret the reviews recommendations for your work?
7. Think of a communication-teaching situation youve seen, participated in, or can easily imagine. Which environmental variable from the article (e.g., preference assessment, motivating operation, reinforcement) would have helped the most, and why?
8. What are three critical takeaways you gathered from this article?
9. Please identify a behavior analytic article that discusses teaching tacts, mands, or intraverbals. Ensure that the article is not one of your assigned readings or previously selected for another assignment. While the article does not necessarily need to be from a behavior analytic journal, it may be most convenient to choose an appropriate article from the provided list.
10. Write your answers to the following questions below about your article. You will use these answers to describe your article to your colleague during class.
11. Title and APA 7 Citation of your article (See the Unit 1 discussion board for how to write the APA citation)
12. Purpose of research or review
13. Methods of research (brief summary of how they researched their question)
14. Conclusions from the research

Use a simple vocabulary. When talking about examples use kids with autism and ABA.