Step 3. Setting-up the Data Collection System
1. Teachers/practitioners select data sheets specifically designed for the skill being taught.
One of the defining characteristics of a high quality discrete trial training program is the collection of trial by trial data. When setting up the DTT instruction plan, it is important to have data sheets specifically designed for the skill being taught. Different skills require different approaches to measurement. Sometimes it is possible to combine two different types of data sheets onto one document. For example, a data sheet that is considered self graphing means that you mark the trial-by-trial data directly into graphing squares.