Recent Research Evaluating ABA in Sports belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In Recent Research Evaluating ABA in Sports, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →In this symposium researchers will discuss three recent studies evaluating behavioral interventions to enhance performance in dance and football and to reduce disruptions among students in dance classes. In the first presentation, Ellie Warmund will discuss her study comparing video feedback (VF) and video self-evaluation (VSE) for enhancing tap dance performance of 10 to 14-year-old dancers. The study evaluated the performance of three tap dance routines in baseline and intervention phases with one routine receiving VF, one receiving VSE, and one remaining in baseline as a control. The results showed that VF was superior to VSE for increasing performance. In the second presentation, Jason Wiley will discuss his study evaluating behavioral skills training (BST) for enhancing run blocking skills of offensive lineman on a high school football team. He measured performance with a blocking pad and in scrimmages and showed that BST implemented with the blocking pad improved performance and produced moderate generalization to scrimmages. BST applied to scrimmages improved performance in this context also. In the third presentation, Shreeya Deshmukh will describe her study evaluating the effects of the Good Behavior Game (GBG) for decreasing disruptive behavior for 6- to 13-year-old girls in three dance classes. In the GBG, Shreeya divided the class into two groups and the group with the fewest disruptions won prizes. Her results show substantial disruptions from baseline to intervention for all three classes. Dr. Heather Zerger, from the University of South Florida, will serve as discussant and comments on the three studies.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
| FL MH/PSY | 0 | — |
Madeline McCullen is a master's student in the ABA program at the University of South Florida. Her research interests focus on health, sports, and fitness with a focus on promoting and maintaining physical activity.
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