Evaluating the performance diagnostic checklist???human services to improve support teacher behavior in specialized classes

Document Type

Thesis

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Psychology

Degree

M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis

Date Completed

2021

First Committee Member

Johnson, Cammarie

Second Committee Member

Karsina, Allen

Third Committee Member

Henley, Amy

Abstract

"The Performance Diagnostic Checklist – Human Services (PDC-HS; Carr et al., 2013) is used to identify the variables that lead to unsatisfactory staff performance in human service settings. The purpose of this study was to use the PDC-HS to identify environmental variables that led to unsatisfactory support teacher behavior in specialized classes such as art and music class and to use the recommended intervention to improve the support teacher behavior and therein maximize student participation in the classes. Two teams of two teachers each participated in a nonconcurrent multiple baseline design across teams. The PDC-HS interviews were completed with both the support teachers and the lead specials teachers for the target response of encouraging engagement. For both teams, Performance Consequences, Effort, and Competition was identified as the domain of concern with the recommended treatment of graphed feedback. Results indicated that graphed feedback was effective in improving support teacher performance for both teams of teachers. A post-treatment social validity survey completed by the support teacher participants and lead music teacher indicated that the procedures and outcomes provided important improvement."

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