Review assistance definitions, opportunity counts and source observations without automatically selecting a prompting strategy.
Define what you are recording
This recording example compares responses with and without additional assistance across stated opportunities. The source record describes assistance precisely; the aggregate sheet does not choose or recommend a prompt hierarchy.
A fictional materials-sorting activity keeps response counts and notes about assistance. Changes in assistance are marked as a new observation phase.
Collect the data consistently
State what counts as access support versus additional assistance.
Keep each outcome in one category and preserve the opportunity total.
Label assistance changes and retain the detailed source record behind the summary.
How to complete each data sheet column
Use the stated units and distinguish an observed zero from a missing observation.
Date: Date of this observation. Use YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2026-10-09. Rows are ordered by date; equal spacing on the graph does not represent elapsed calendar time.
Target: Short fictional or de-identified label for the one activity being observed. Use the same target throughout this report; keep its agreed definition in your approved record.
Phase: Optional label for the observation conditions, such as Observation A. A change creates a chart marker; it does not demonstrate a treatment effect.
Independent: Whole-number count of opportunities with an independent response under the agreed rule. For example, 3 independent out of 5 opportunities gives 60%.
Prompted: Optional whole-number count of responses following the defined assistance. Keep these separate from independent responses; the two counts cannot exceed opportunities.
Opportunities: Total observed opportunities, including unsuccessful opportunities. Use a positive whole number. Independent and prompted responses must not overlap.
Notes: Optional observation context or recording limitation. Exclude names, contact details and other identifiable clinical information.
Fictional worked example
These are original fictional observations, not patient records or a treatment recommendation.
Independent and assisted response review sheet
Date
Target
Phase
Independent
Prompted
Opportunities
Notes
2026-01-05
Fictional prompt-fading-review
Observation A
3
4
8
Fictional assistance definition A
2026-01-07
Fictional prompt-fading-review
Observation A
4
3
8
Definition A
2026-01-09
Fictional prompt-fading-review
Observation A
3
3
8
Definition A
2026-01-12
Fictional prompt-fading-review
Observation B
5
2
9
Assistance definition B; new phase
2026-01-14
Fictional prompt-fading-review
Observation B
4
3
9
Definition B
2026-01-16
Fictional prompt-fading-review
Observation B
5
3
10
Fictional observation
Review and interpretation
Compare conditions explicitly. More independent responses after a change cannot alone show that the change caused the difference.
A binary prompted category hides important differences in assistance.
Removing needed access support does not prove independence.
The sheet cannot decide when support should change.