Descriptive Analysis and Assessment

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This paper takes a look at the method of descriptive analysis and assessment. According to the paper, descriptive analysis can provide useful solutions in terms of individual behavior analysis and observation. There are various descriptive analysis techniques, which this paper reviews and discusses.

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"As such, related to observance and the difficulties that occur in such situations, Kazdin brings into question and discusses the nature of the observation, in terms of realism, accuracy and convention ((Kazdin, 1977)). Indeed, descriptive analysis relies on one of the essential tools: observation. If we look at the descriptive assessment as an evaluation of the "how", observing and recording how this "how" will determine the eventual outcome of the analysis. The problem that Kazdin is debating is the existence of a multiple number of observers and, more importantly, the complexity deriving from having different observations and from checking their reliability. The accuracy of the observation is one of the main issues to be discussed when referring to the challenges and implementation of descriptive analysis. "

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• Baer, Donald, Montrose, Wolf, Risley, Todd. 1968. Some current dimensions of applied behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 1698, page 91-97
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• Kazdin, Alan. 1977. Artifact, bias and complexity of assessment. The ABC of reliability. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Number 1. Pages 141-150

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