Training Staff to Create Equivalence-Based Instruction Materials in Qualtrics

The team made a short video that shows every click needed to build an equivalence lesson in Qualtrics.

Staff watched the video on their own time and followed a step-by-step checklist.

Later, the researchers tested if the staff could still build lessons that let learners form new word-relation classes.

Every adult who watched the video built the Qualtrics lessons with almost no errors.

The lessons they built worked: learners who used them passed equivalence tests and showed untaught relations.

Skills held up weeks later with no extra coaching.

Day-Watkins et al. (2018) and Taber et al. (2017) already showed that a lone video can teach staff to run social-skills sessions or give better attention. Marano-Frezza adds a third task—building computer lessons—so the video-only model now spans setup, delivery, and student focus.

Randell et al. (2007) used an interactive tutor program to teach discrete-trial skills. Their tool cost more to build, but both studies hit high fidelity without a live trainer, showing you can pick either rich software or simple video depending on budget.

Halbur et al. (2024) boosted fidelity with a smarter data sheet. Taken together, the picture is clear: give staff a smarter job aid—sheet, video, or checklist—and quality jumps without long workshops.

You no longer need to block out a day to train staff on equivalence lessons. Send the eight-minute video and checklist, then watch them build lessons that pass the test. The time you save can go straight into student instruction.