Data Collection Types for Skill Acquisition Programs.

When customizing a skill acquisition program for a client, there are several ways to collect data. The following resource will describe each data collection type and how data is collected on the mobile-app (typically used in real time with clients) or website (data entry tab).

Opportunity Based

Opportunity based data collection types can be used with or without prompts.
- Without prompts would provide the staff with a + or –
- With prompts would provide the staff with an abbreviation corresponding to the prompt (e.g., V for Visual).
- Symbols or abbreviations display on both the website and mobile-app.
Mastery criteria requires identifying a minimum number of trials for the target to count towards mastery criteria.
Targets need to be added for data collection.

Task Analysis

When selecting task analysis, you can choose Forward Chain, Backward Chain, or Total Task.
This data collection type can also be with or without prompts (each step would have a symbol/letter).
Mastery criteria requires a percentage of steps to be correct.
Teaching steps need to be added for data collection.
- If using forward or backward chains, the current step will display and all previously mastered steps until the mastery criteria is met, then the next step will open for data collection.
- An N/A option is available when collecting data on Task Analyses for a step(s) unavailable during opportunities.
When collecting data (on website or mobile app) multiple opportunities of the task can be added.
Task Analysis data collection cannot be used with a Goals and Objectives program (will automatically change to Goal Only).

Duration

Select the minimum duration for targets to meet mastery criteria.
When collecting data for this program on the website (within data entry), a total duration of the behavior/response is entered as seconds, minutes, or hours.
- An observation length is also entered (i.e., How long did you observe the client?).
When collecting data on the mobile app, a toggle option is used to identify the duration of a target (automatically keeps time) for each instance.
Add Targets to collect duration data.
Within the Analyze Data tab, a supervisor can convert total duration to an average per occurrence.

Frequency

Setting mastery criteria requires a minimum number of occurrences for each target.
When collecting data on the website (within data entry), enter a total number of occurrences.
- An observation length is also entered (i.e., How long did you observe the client?).
When collecting data on the mobile app, a + button is available for staff to add each individual occurrence for the target.
Add Targets to collect frequency data.
Within the Analyze Data tab, a supervisor can convert frequency to a rate (i.e., count per min or hour).

Interval

Interval based recording allows for Partial Interval, Whole Interval, and Momentary Time Sampling (MTS).
Set the interval length by seconds, minutes, or hours.
Mastery Criteria is set to a minimum % of intervals with the behavior occurring.
Add targets to collect interval-based data.
On the website (within data entry), a total percentage of intervals is entered and the total length of observation.
When collecting data on the mobile-app, the timer automatically counts down from the predetermined interval and resets for the staff at zero. When recording data:
- Partial interval will have an occurred button to identify when the behavior occurred.
- Whole interval will have a toggle button (toggle on/toggle off for each instance).
- MTS has a visual prompt that appears on the screen for data collection.
  - Y for Yes, N for No, and C for Cancel.
- All % calculations are automatically computed after syncing data.