assessment

ABA Can’t Survive the 21st Century Without Mobile Technology

July 15, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A recurring theme on bSci21 is the increasing role of technology in measuring and predicting our behavior, such as incorporating the Internet into behavior plans, and […]

Are Functional Analyses in Schools Effective?

July 13, 2015 bsci21 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Public schools are one of the most common places of employment for behavior analysts. However, conducting behavioral assessments in such environments can sometimes be challenging, let […]

ABA Practice

Traditional vs. Embedded Discrete-Trial Teaching: Which is more effective?

October 4, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Kaneen Geiger and team published a study in Behavior Analysis in Practice evaluating two types of Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT). DTT is a popular teaching method used by […]

Lifestyle

Behavioral Science, Gaming and Zombies: 6 Behavioral Science Technologies to make you Successful in the New Year and Beyond

January 17, 2016 2

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer What are your goals for the year? If you are like many, you have a few nebulous aims peppered with good intentions. Lacking in the mix, however, […]

ABA Practice

Autism, Oral Language, & Missing Curriculum: Is DI the Answer?

January 24, 2017 2

By Jennifer Fisahn, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer If you are (or ever were) a public school special education teacher in a self-contained autism classroom, chances are you have had to beg for, borrow, and […]

Ivory Tower

Radical Behaviorism and Buddhism

October 11, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If you haven’t yet noticed, religion is a recurring topic here at bSci21. In previous articles, we have explored the behavioral effects of prayer, ascetic practices, […]

Society

Behavior Detection Officers: Where they are and what they are doing.

March 26, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC You probably didn’t know, but since 2007 Behavior Detection Officers have been watching you. The officers are part of the TSA’s SPOT program, which stands for Screening […]

Society

The Quantified Self Movement and Behavior Analysis

June 22, 2019 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC The Quantified Self Movement emerged in recent years to support “every person’s right and ability to learn from their own data.” Members regularly meet at events around […]