Training Front-Line Employees to Conduct Visual Analysis Using a Clinical Decision-Making Model

Proof-of-concept evaluation of a decision-making algorithm.

“…Because the purpose of this proof-of-concept study was to evaluate a DMA in the context of visual analysis, the graphs, educational outcomes, and criteria for selecting those outcomes were hypothetical. Twenty unique simulated graphs that were identical to those in Kipfmiller et al (2019) were used (see the online supplemental materials). Graphs were created using an autoregressive formula, and the specific parameters are described in detail in Kipfmiller et al Each graph represented hypothetical student performance over the course of 10 measurement sessions.…”

“…Progress monitoring has been shown to be an effective practice; however, the exact process by which teachers make decisions is unknown (Stecker et al, 2005). The DMA used in Kipfmiller et al (2019) increased accuracy and decreased the variability in treatment decisions for ABA trainees. Therefore, in this proof-of-concept study, we sought to determine whether this finding would generalize to special education trainees as well.…”

“…The purpose of this study was extend the results of Kipfmiller et al (2019) to the novice population of special education teacher trainees while controlling for practice effects. To provide additional proof-of-concept for the DMA, we used obtained results from our group-design experimental study to estimate an effect size of a DMA.…”

Structuring a Training-Oriented High Performance Work System: A Systematic Review on Frontline Employees in the Service Sector

“…The “adaptive performance” driver contemplates the individual’s ability to demonstrate consistency and initiative in making decisions during extraordinary situations, addressing the importance of dealing with mistakes, rather than avoiding them (Marques-Quinteiro et al, 2019). Among the potential techniques is error-management training, which encourages participants to make mistakes while learning to deal with controversial situations (Gardner et al, 2015), and also decision-making models (Kipfmiller et al, 2019), event simulation systems (Dorrer et al, 2018), and group activities to discuss situations and possible outcomes (Mătăsaru & Scripcariu, 2017).…”

Culture Always Matters: Some Thoughts on Rosenberg and Schwartz

“…Recently, behavior analysts have begun to describe and evaluate systematic processes for making decisions during behavior-analytic practice. Examples include models for engaging in effective interdisciplinary collaboration, selecting types of function-based treatments, and accurately analyzing data (Brodhead, 2015;Geiger, Carr, & LeBlanc, 2010;Kipfmiller et al, 2019;Newhouse-Oisten, Peck, Conway, & Frieder, 2017). A primary benefit of the aforementioned models is that they provide a framework for operationally defining, and subsequently measuring, observable behaviors of practicing behavior analysts.…”