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Agents of Precision: Overcoming the Challenge of Labeling Behaviors

Written by Rick Kubina Creating good pinpoints for data collection can sometimes be a daunting task. Pinpointing might take time, involve checking the dictionary, and sometimes include a healthy debate…

The Big Heart: Using Science + Caring to Improve Education (and the World)

Written by Rick Kubina Early in my career, someone taught me about a Precision Teaching concept called “the big heart.” Below see a rendition of what I learned. Figure 1….

A Homage to Og

Written by Rick Kubina What powers Chartlytics? Precision Teaching. And where did Precision Teaching come from? Ogden R. Lindsley (1922-2004). Before Og became the bow-tied, charming, creative force that brought…

How bizarre: The story of outliers

Written by Rick Kubina Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book on the subject. Statisticians tell us they are a mistake. And a brewing company claims it as their namesake. You guessed…

Do You Know Bounce? Understanding Behavior Through Performance Frequencies

Written by Rick Kubina Recently, I wrote about three features the world needs when understanding behavior change: celeration, bounce (variability), and outliers. We now turn our attention to bounce. Variability…