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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….

On Individuality: Personalized Learning and Precision Medicine

Written by Rick Kubina In education, we cherish the individual (and rightfully so). For example, the term “Personalized Learning” refers to a wide range of educational programs, instructional practices, learning…

Pinpoint Targeting

Written by Rick Kubina Let’s say you want behavior change. The change can involve absolutely anything. Eating less double stuffed Oreo’s, reducing/eliminating swearing when watching your sporting event in public,…

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…

The Power of Knowledge

Written by Rick Kubina Francis Bacon said “Knowledge is power.” How true! But how do we up our knowledge to gain the power for change? Let’s look at two concepts,…

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…

The Power of Standard Celeration Metrics

By Dr. Rick Kubina, BCBA-D | CentralReach Director of Research Many clinical professionals have adopted a data-driven approach. “Data-driven” means what it implies, using data to inform instructional practices (not…