1. Illinois Service Resource Center A Statewide Service and Resource Center of the Illinois State Board of Education
Serving the Behavioral Needs of Students who are
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Visually Impaired

2. Types of Data Collection
Frequency
Duration
Latency
Interval Recording
Event Recording
ABC
Types of Data Collection

3. Frequency
Continuous recording of separate instances of behavior as they occur
Best suited for measurement of responses that are relatively discrete and have a constant duration
Examples
Hitting
Throwing
Yelling
SIB

4. Duration
Measuring the length of time that a target response is performed
Best suited for continuous, on-going responses
Examples:
Length of time sitting at desk
Length of tantrum
Length of time attending to a task

5. Latency
The amount of time that elapses between the onset of a specific cue or stimulus and the targeted response
Another term for inter-response time
Best suited for when the relationship between a certain event and the initiation of the target response
Example:
Amount of time passed between given direction and compliance

6. Interval Recording
The observation session is divided into time periods of equal length
10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes
Each interval is scored based on occurrence or non-occurrence of the target behavior
Best suited for when determining if target behaviors are occurring more frequently at specific times of day or during specific tasks
Frequently used to record high intensity behaviors under time constraints
Whole Interval
Partial Interval

7. Event Recording
The number of times a response occurs or does not occur
Problem behaviors are recorded as a number of times occurred (similar to frequency)
Replacement behaviors are recorded as occurrence or nonoccurrence
Examples:
Number of hits (frequency)
Raising hand (occurrence or nonoccurrence)

8. ABC Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Critical when conducting Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA)
ABC data will help determine trends and hypothesize the function of an individuals behavior
Examples:
When presented with a work task, Billy falls to floor and refuses to return to his seat. The hypothesis for this behavior is escape.

9. Analyzing Data Graph raw data Interpret results Look for:
Trends
Variability
Level
Interpret results
Which behaviors are a priority for intervention
Is intervention successful
Is there enough data to make a decision
Trends and variables

10. Types of Graphs
Bar
Line

11. Bar Graph Example

12. Bar Graph Example

13. Bar Graph Example

14. Line Graph Example

15. Line Graph Example

16. Line Graph Example

17. Data Resources
Behavior Doctor