Conduct a Preference Assessment - App

Preference Assessments are created in the Portal first and then can be conducted for a Student in the App. Assessments cannot be conducted in the Portal itself. You cannot edit or add information to an Assessment that has already been completed in the app. 

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Open Assessments in the App

1. Open desired Student Dashboard.
2. Click the arrow next to any Playlist.
3. Select the Assessments tab on the top menu.
   
    
4. Tap the arrow next to Preference to see your available Preference Assessments.
   

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Conduct a Single Item Method PA

1. Select the Assessment on the left and click the Create New button to start.
   
    
2. Preference Assessment details will display, press the Start button.

   NOTE: If Override has been selected in the Portal, users can change the Number of Sessions or Max Interval.

   
    
3. Click Start Session when ready to begin.
   
    
4. Click the Item Presented button. This will begin the Interval Remaining timer.
   
    
5. Place the item in front of the student.
6. Tap the card (e.g., Milk) to begin the Engagement timer. The item will turn GREEN to indicate engagement.
7. Tap the card again to pause or stop the Engagement timer. The item will turn RED to indicate that there is no engagement.

   NOTE: Users can continue and discontinue the Engagement timer as many times as needed during the Remaining time creating a cumulative engagement time by tapping the card presented.

8. If there are multiple Sessions, repeat the above steps.

   NOTE: If you exit the Assessment tab, after completing all trials in a session, you can return to the current assessment and continue where you left off by selecting the Continue button. You can begin a new Assessment by selecting the Create New button. To view results so far, select the View Results button.

   
   

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Conduct a Paired Stimulus Method (Forced Choice) PA

1. Select the Assessment on the left and click the Create New button to start.
   
    
2. Preference Assessment details will display, press the Start button to begin.

   NOTE: If Override has been selected in the Portal, users can change the Number of Sessions or Max Interval.

   
    

3. Click Start Session when ready to begin.
   
4. Place items in front of the student in the order displayed on the screen.

   NOTE: Ensora Data Collection automatically counterbalances the position of the reinforcers across presentations.

5. Tap the Item Presented button. This will begin the Interval Remaining timer.
   
    
6. Tap the card (e.g., Soda) of the item the Student chooses. The item will turn GREEN to indicate Preference.

   NOTE: If you tap the wrong card, you can tap the card again to turn the item back to BLACK.

   
    

7. After all stimulus items have been paired with each other twice, the session will end and the Results will display. Results are displayed in descending order of response selection percentage.
   

   NOTE: If you exit the Assessment tab, after completing all trials in a session, you can return to the current assessment and continue where you left off by selecting the Continue button. You can begin a new Assessment by selecting the Create New button. To view results so far, select the View Results button.

   
   

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Conduct a Multiple Stimulus Method(s) PA

Follow the below steps for Multiple Stimulus WITH Replacement (MSW) and Multiple Stimulus WITHOUT Replacement (MSWO). Ensora Data Collection will automatically replace or remove preference items based on method type.

1. Select the Assessment on the left and click the Create New button to start.
   
    
2. Preference Assessment details will display, press the Start button to begin.

   NOTE: If Override has been selected in the Portal, users can change the Number of Sessions or Max Interval.

   
   
    

3. Click Start Session when ready to begin.
   
    
4. Place items in front of the student in the order displayed on the screen. Ensora Data Collection automatically counterbalances the position of the reinforcers across presentations.

   NOTE: Multiple items display in the app. Swipe to the right and left in order to view all items.

   
    

5. Tap the Items Presented button. This will begin the Interval Remaining timer.
    
6. For Multiple Stimulus WITH Replacement (MSW) - When the interval timer runs out, the next array of stimulus items will display and will include the previously selected item. The session is terminated when all trials are completed or if no item is selected during a trial. When the session ends results are displayed as the percentage of times the item was selected (# of times the item was selected / # of times the item was presented X 100).
7. For Multiple Stimulus WITHOUT Replacement (MSWO) - When the Interval timer runs out, the next array of stimulus items will display WITHOUT the previously selected item. The session is terminated when all items have been selected or no item is selected. Results are presented as point values. The first item selected is given the max value. Max value is determined by the number of items being assessed. For example, if 8 items are being assessed, then the max point value is 8. The second item selected is scored as 7 points and so forth.

   NOTE: If you exit the Assessment tab, after completing all trials in a session, you can return to the current assessment and continue where you left off by selecting the Continue button. You can begin a new Assessment by selecting the Create New button. To view results so far, select the View Results button.

   
   

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View Previous Results

If previous Preference Assessments have been run, users can view those results by tapping View Results.

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