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. 2017 Jan 5;10(1):1-11.
doi: 10.1007/s40617-016-0164-6. eCollection 2017 Mar.

An Intervention Featuring Public Posting and Graphical Feedback to Enhance the Performance of Competitive Dancers

Mallory Quinn  1 , Raymond Miltenberger  1 , Aracely Abreu  1 , Taylor Narozanick  1
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An Intervention Featuring Public Posting and Graphical Feedback to Enhance the Performance of Competitive Dancers

Mallory Quinn et al. Behav Anal Pract. .

Abstract

This study evaluated an intervention package that used public posting and feedback to enhance dance movements for adolescent dancers on a competition team. Four dancers each performing two or three dance movements (a turn, kick, and/or leap) had their scores posted on a bulletin board at their studio. Dance movements were scored as a percentage correct by using a 14- to 16-step task analysis checklist. Intervention was evaluated in a multiple baseline across behavior design. The students received graphical feedback on their performance from the previous weeks and saw the scoring sheet that reviewed the incorrect and correct aspects of their performance. This study found that this treatment package including public posting and feedback enhanced each of the dance movements for all participants.

Keywords: Dance; Feedback; Public posting; Teenagers.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest

There are no conflicts of interest with any authors.

Ethical Approval

All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Informed Consent

Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

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The percentage of the task analysis performed correctly in baseline and intervention for turn, kick, and leap for Cathy
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The percentage of the task analysis performed correctly in baseline, intervention, and maintenance for April
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The percentage of the task analysis performed correctly in baseline and intervention for kick, leap, and turn for Mimi
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The percentage of the task analysis performed correctly in baseline and intervention for leap and kick for Sandy
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The mean social validity video ratings of each participant’s turn, kick, and leap by three dance teachers
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