KIHd System DRAFT USER`S MANUAL
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1. http kindsystem mu eduy gt Sr reticent YW 2 Search web 4 Upgrade to the latest Yahoo Toolbar mail Q My Yahoo gam Autos LP HotJobs KIHd System Project Home L KIHd System main B r Kellar Instructional Handheld data System KIHd System KIHDDemo Data Collection UME Administration amp Inbox Thunderbird 2 W7 3 Microsoft Office CQ White paper 2 Oba 2 1sem User s Manual 5 2 1 ADMINISTRATION OF THE KIHd SYSTEM Administrative tool page The administrative tool page provides an interface to the MS Access database on the server online From this page parents teachers and or paraprofessionals thereafter teacher can select their database configuration define task add or edit child information add a parameter view the graphs and reports or begin to collect data Although most data will be collected using the PDA data collection can take place using the PC Example If a teacher wants to add a new child for data collection s he would click on the add a child tab Here a child may have a secondary behavior that may need to be included For instance Bobby has a flapping behavior This association allows the teacher to collect secondary data on how long Bobby flaps during a period of time perhaps circle time or work time By collecting information on secondary behaviors the behavior can be analyzed and new socially appropriate behaviors may2. KIHd System DRAFT USER S MANUAL Developed by GMU KIHd System Project Team Co PI Shuangbao Wang PhD Co PI Yoosun Chung PhD Senior Researcher Michael Behrmann EdD Project Coordinator Heidi Graff PhD Research Assistants YouRi Shim M A Kavita Mittapalli PhD candidate December 2007 Helen A Kellar Institute for Human dis Abilities George Mason University 703 993 3670 voice TTY 703 993 3681 fax User s Manual 1 USER S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 1 Knowing your PDA 1 2 KIHd System 2 0 ADMINISTRATION OF THE KIHd SYSTEM 2 1 Administrative Tool page 2 2 Parameter page 2 3 Task page 2 4 Graph page 2 5 How to use the administrative system 3 0 GETTING STARTED DATA COLLECTION 3 1 Collecting data on your PDA 3 2 Using a stand alone system 3 3 Synchronizing your PDA User s Manual PURPOSE OF THE USER S MANUAL This user s manual serves to provide a step by step guide to use the KIHd System to collect and analyze data on students behaviors in an educational setting Using simple how to steps with supporting diagrams and images we aim to provide a simple click approach to collect data on a regular basis The manual is useful to data collectors includes teachers staff instructors paraprofessionals researchers etc in an educational setting The user s manual is divided into three sections General information Administration of
3. Instructions Targats Materials Mastery Criteria Datatype 2nd Datatype User s Manual 12 START SESSION IN SESSION cession Microsoft Imermet Explorer Ou a7 ach i BD Iron gray ed als ug v g r frequency Session Ho H12 KIHd System Choose Phase View Chart End Doia Son Full Physical Independent Secondary Behaviors frequency pre Cree Exit System Instructions t Targets Materials 2nd Datatype Phase t VIEW GRAPH line chart pie chart column chart iew secondary behavior graph Back to data collection VIEW BAR GRAPH SECONDARY BEHAVIOR Chart Jad behaviors Microsoft Imtermet gt oO Qs a low i Qum ae soar Ou ad search E an Nets tem gen edulinert gt x gje Abi es edle mo KIHd Choose Phase System Session Data n I 1 ze Brcsperdert physical ine chart ple chart column chart lew secondary behavior graph Back to data collection Datatype 2nd Datatype Phase User s Manual iew primary prompt graph Back to data collection 13 3 2 Using a stand alone system A standalone KIHd system is used in case that the Internet connection is not available in a PDA to collect data It is a very convenient tool because data can be collected anywhere anytime without an Internet connection In order to have a standalone application in your PDA a KIHd standalone app
4. cradle User s Manual 1 2 KIHd System The KIHd System collects real time data using the data types of frequency accuracy duration and fluency and instantly charts the data In the education system simultaneous use of the system promotes inter rater reliability thus verifying a student s progress between teachers over a period of time The KIHd interactive graph provides evidence of consistent and reliable intervention data The system s print graphs can be used for documentation of student s progress promoting evidence based practices and accountability Parents can also use the system to enter information about their child s behavior at home so that teachers and therapists can have a more complete picture of the child Basically the KIHd System consists of two platforms a PDA and a PC The PDA collects the data while the PC is used to define and analyze the data The data that is stored on the internet makes analyses possible by using database software tools such as Microsoft Access on the PC The data collectors have easy and reliable access to data in the form of graphs as soon as they have completed the data collection process The KIHd System has new main interfaces the Data Collection and the Administration interfaces Users of the KIHd system will be introduced and taught how to use both of them EEE Kind System main Mozillalfireto Eile Edit View History Bookmarks Yahoo Tools Help D e D
5. be introduced Kellar Instructional Handheld data System R KIHd System KIHd System is a handheld PDA based online real time data collection and analysis tool for teachers and parents to help children with special needs t Add Child View Graphs User s Manual 6 2 2 Parameter page If the teacher chooses to add a new item to the curriculum the parameter tab is selected This tab enables to either add or edit a teacher to the KIHd System The login password for each teacher protects information entered into the system The parameter s used to define each item consists of the following information Domain name physical cognitive etc Skill area area of instruction Skill objective s item to be taught Instructions stimulus to be used Targets what is the anticipated response of the child Material items needed to implement the instruction lesson and Mastery criteria the percentage of correct responses needed for proficiency For instance a teacher may want to teach a lesson on colors The domain in this case is cognitive with the skill being pre academic colors The skill object is to learn the color blue The teacher s instructions may be verbal directive of touch blue with the target being the child touching a blue card kept on a table in front of him The materials would be various color cards and the mastery criteria would be 90 Once those parameters have been added the teacher needs
6. itiate the session In order to initiate the session click Start Session then click Cancel Now View Chart Repeat View Chart after your session is completed B Click Back to data collection if you have additional data collection session s C To start to collect data click Start Session 1 Y Correct 2 N Incorrect User s Manual 11 3 If you make a mistake while collecting data simply click the Back button in Internet Explorer This will take you back one step and you can re start your data collection session 4 If you want to start the session all over again click on the cancel button followed by the Start Session again D Upon completion of data collection click End Session 7 View Chart again to see what you have collected Then click Back to data collection if you have additional data collection session s 8 Make sure you log out ofthe KIHd system by clicking on End data sample Log Out Exit Make sure you connect your PDA to the charger after you use it The screen shots of your PDA will look like these during the data collection process LOGIN STUDENT S NAME PARAMETERS Teacher Login Microsoft Internet Explorer m oJ ir fle dt View fovertes Took Heb KIHd Syst KIHd Syste Home KIHd System Login Task Child Name ssia w Domain Task RENT Contnue Select your name Skill Area Password Skill Obj Distractors
7. lication must be installed Please check for details The data collected using a standalone KIHd system is stored in a database in the PDA temporarily In order to retrieve the data from the PDA to the PC it is critical that the PDA is synchronized as soon as the data collection is completed The data is transported into the database in the server located at George Mason University 3 3 Synchronizing your PDA 1 Ifthe Internet is available to the PDA you can sync it right from the PDA a Load KIHd standalone system in PDA b Click Sync data at the bottom of the screen in PDA 2 If the Internet is not available to the PDA you will need to connect your PDA to the PC using the PDA cradle Check that the PC is connected to the Internet a Load the KIHd standalone system in your PDA b Place the PDA in its cradle c Connect the cradle to the PC USB port and make sure active syncis connected d Click Sync data at the bottom of the screen in PDA User s Manual 14
8. ta on the data collected on a particular student s performance at a given period if time Graphs for an individual student or a group of students can be obtained All data are displayed in three phases baseline B treatment T and maintenance M phases of instruction The data are presented in a traditional ABA type line graphs or in bar charts or pie charts Kellar Instructional Handheld data KIHd System Frequency Data Blue 2 Adam 6 Sum of Yeu teacher student skiit0bj phase ID 2 5 How to use the administrative page e Click the Administration tab The Administration page will bring you to the page that defines targets tasks add a child add parameters view graphs and or reports Help may be selected to view the video and manual or you may press Exit to leave the system e To define targets click Define Targets in the Administration page User s Manual 9 On the Add New Targets page select the target name and data to define your target from the drop down menu In addition prompts and data type can be selected from this page Prompts are checked or novel prompts are typed under Optional Prompts Data type is selected from the drop down menu with the choice of frequency fluency duration or accuracy After adding all the relevant information on target click Add Target e To add students click Add a Student in the Administration page On the Add St
9. the KIHd System and Getting Started Data Collection General information introduces the user to his her PDA and its main external parts Details of the PDA and its functioning process can be obtained from the manufacturer s uset s manual This is followed by a short description of the KIHd System what it is about and how it works Additional information of the KIHd System can be obtained from the website http kihdsystem gmu edu stepstone index html Click on Documents to read the White paper on the KIHd System The second section of the manual deals with the administrative aspect of the KIHd System It is divided into four sections Administrative tool page Parameter page Task page and Graph page Each sub section is explained with relevant images and information This is followed by how to use the administrative page Finally the Getting Started Data collection section walks the user through each step of the data collection process Additionally information on a stand alone system how to use it and synchronizing the PDA are provided User s Manual 3 1 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Knowing your PDA Parts of a typical PDA 1 Removable flip cover Or Ge 4 Getting Started CD and special software 2 PDA 3 Stylus 5 Standard lithium ion removable rechargeable battery 6 Belt holster 7 Product information 8 Wired earbud headphones 9 Charger adapter 10 AC adapter 11 USB desktop synchronization
10. to define the specific task by going to the task page This task can be done for multiple children and teachers Kellar Instructional Handheld data System KIHd System R This is a place where you can add parameters such as teachers skill areas objectives and domains etc Teacher Name Domain Skill Area Skill Objectives Instruction Target Material Mastery Criteria User s Manual 7 2 3 Task page The task page provides access to a simple interface to assist in the creation or editing of each learning component or a task Here the information previously entered is narrowed down by providing a task name and associations such as distractors 2 with red and yellow prompt level gestural or independent prompting how will you help the child and data type frequency the type of data you will collect for this task The KIHd System can collect four types of data frequency number of correct responses duration time to complete accuracy number correct over the total number and fluency number of correct responses over a time frame Tasks already in system Task Name Domain Skill Area Skill Objectives Distractors Instructions Targets Material Mastery Criteria Prompts full physical faded physical verbal u faded verbal gestural independent sw modeling E positional Optional Prompts User s Manual 8 2 4 Graph page The graph page provides visual da
11. udent page subject s and associated secondary behavior s may be added Secondary behaviors can be collected with the data type of frequency or duration After adding all the relevant information about the student click Add Student button e To add parameters such as teachers skill areas programs and content areas etc click Add Parameters in Administration page e View Graphs Reports The interactive Graph can be created by limiting the data from the drop up menus of teachers students skill objective or phase In fact one student can be viewed across many teachers or one teacher across many students e Reports can be generated to reflect various sessions and anecdotal information Click on User s Manual 10 3 1 Getting Started Collecting data on your PDA 1 Go to http kids01 gmu edu 2 Database STEPSTONE default 3 Enter your Password To collect Data 1 Click the Data Collection tab 2 Find your name then click Login 3 Select Student A For a practice session select Student1 B For real trial select your student name who you are working on 4 Select Target then click Continue 5 Make sure you are in the right place A If you see an error message on the PDA screen click on the Back button in Internet Explorer B Click Continue 6 Choose Phase example Baseline Treatment Maintenance etc A View Chart In order to view the chart first in
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