Reliability Activity

1 Running head: RELIABILITY ACTIVITY Reliability Activity Ball State University SPCE 611.803 June 4, 2023

2 Running head: RELIABILITY ACTIVITY Part A – Data Collection Primary data collector: Lisbet Febles Show: Dora the Explorer Episode: Season 6 Episode 5 Character: Dora Behavior: Waiting Definition: Waiting is defined as any part of the episode where Dora asks a question or places a command to the viewers and does not speak for a minimum of three seconds while pausing for an answer from the viewer. Example: 1. Dora asks the viewers a question “Do you see the troll?” and pauses for about three seconds before she responds to her own question, “yeah, there he is.” 2. Dora asks a question for the viewers in Spanish and pauses for a minimum of three seconds before responding to her own question. Non-example: 1. Dora directs her questions to boots and waits for boots to answer. 2. Troll asks the viewers a question “Will you help me find my purple flowers?” Measurement System: A Frequency collection method will be used to collect data on the behavior waiting using tally marks in a period of seven minutes over five episodes. Each time Dora asks a question and waits a minimum of three seconds for a response from the viewers, it will be marked as one instance of behavior.

4 Running head: RELIABILITY ACTIVITY Part B – Data Display Table 1 Session Date Data and its unit Phase 1 06/01/2023 11 Baseline 2 06/01/2023 14 Baseline 3 06/01/2023 13 Baseline 4 06/01/2023 8 Baseline 5 06/02/2023 5 Baseline 6 06/02/2023 7 Treatment 7 06/02/2023 6 Treatment 8 06/02/2023 8 Treatment 9 06/02/2023 5 Treatment 10 06/03/2023 8 Treatment 11 06/03/2023 15 Baseline 12 06/03/2023 12 Baseline 13 06/03/2023 11 Baseline 14 06/03/2023 9 Baseline 15 06/04/2023 11 Baseline 16 06/04/2023 7 Treatment 17 06/04/2023 9 Treatment 18 06/04/2023 6 Treatment 19 06/04/2023 10 Treatment 20 06/04/2023 9 Treatment Note: Baseline mean = 10.2, Baseline range = 5-14, Treatment mean = 6.8, Treatment range = 5- 8, Return to baseline mean = 11.6, Return to baseline range = 9-15, Return to treatment mean = 8.2, Return to treatment range = 6-10

5 Running head: RELIABILITY ACTIVITY 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Dora The Explorer Sessions Frequency of Waiting Part C – Reliability Character: Dora Behavior: Waiting IOA formula: IOA = smaller count / larger count X 100 formula was used because it’s the simplest indicator of event recording data. IOA calculation: It was calculated by dividing the smaller number of frequency count by the largest number of frequency count and multiplied by 100 to find the percentage of IOA agreement. Primary: Lisbet Febles