Week 8- Slight Shift in Analysis and Distributing Final Assessments
Hello everyone! This week, I focused on working through my presentation and possibly shifting the method of my analysis in a way that is more fair to the clients considering factors like cancellations and the shorter length of the study.
Addressing shift in analysis
Initially, I planned to group participants with similar progress together and present the information in a table, measuring progress based on the total time that passed between assessments. However, I realized this approach would not be fair due to inconsistencies in attendance caused by cancellations and other factors. Some clients have attended more sessions than others, and the amount of time they have had to practice their goal between assessments has varied. For example, if one client had four sessions before their next assessment while another had only two due to cancellations, comparing their progress based on total time would be inaccurate.
For these reasons, I thought it would be better to average progress rates based on the actual number of attended sessions rather than total time. This approach helps adjust for the variability in attendance and makes the results more comparable across participants. So for each client, I would calculate their total progress, which is just the final GAS score – initial GAS score. Some clients might not progress at all, but everyone’s goal and pacing is different. The progress per session for each client would be their total progress (GAS Score) divided by the number of sessions they attended. For instance, if a client improved from -2 to -1, their total progress would be indicated by the number 1. If they attended a total of 5 sessions over the course of the study, then their average progress rate would be 0.2, suggesting that this client showed more gradual than steady progress if compared to a client with a progress rate of 0.35.
Final Assessment
I will be giving out the final assessment to 3 of the clients tomorrow (4/3). I don’t expect to see much improvement since I had just taken their midpoint assessment a week ago on 3/20. But with this new approach, the data can be analyzed in a way that is more fair and reflective of clients having varying attendance to sessions. That’s all for this week, thank you for reading!
Comments:
All viewpoints are welcome but profane, threatening, disrespectful, or harassing comments will not be tolerated and are subject to moderation up to, and including, full deletion.