Build SCRIBE-compliant single-case protocols.
Move from research idea to structured SCED protocol in guided steps: design prediction, target behavior operationalization, phase structure, baseline planning, visual analysis strategy, and effect size logic in one connected workflow.
Best-fit SCED design selected with alternatives.
Observable behavior operationally defined.
Stability criteria and minimum sessions defined.
Fifteen connected steps from idea to draft protocol.
Each step builds on the last. Complete all fifteen for a SCRIBE-compliant single-case experimental design protocol.
Design prediction
Match your idea to the optimal design from 15 SCED subtypes with alternatives for review.
Research question
Craft a functionally precise question specifying participant, behavior, intervention, and context.
Target behavior definition
Operational definition with topography, temporal dimensions, and measurement system selection.
Participant plan
Participant selection rationale, diagnostic criteria, and ethical safeguards for vulnerable populations.
Theory mapping
Connect intervention to behavioral theory or learning framework for conceptual clarity.
Phase structure
Phase labels, sequence logic, and transition decision rules operationalized for each participant.
Tier configuration
Tier staggering logic for multiple-baseline designs, or reversal and crossover logic for withdrawal designs.
Baseline plan
Minimum session criteria, stability criteria (slope and level), and pre-intervention condition controls.
Intervention protocol
Procedural fidelity steps, implementation schedule, and treatment integrity assessment plan.
Measurement plan
Observation session structure, data recording system, and inter-observer agreement (IOA) protocol.
IOA & treatment fidelity
IOA calculation method, minimum acceptable agreement, and fidelity data collection schedule.
Visual analysis plan
Within-phase and between-phase analysis dimensions: level, trend, variability, overlap, immediacy, consistency.
Effect size plan
Non-overlap metrics (PND, PEM, TAU-U, IRD) and between-case standardized effect sizes.
Social validity
Acceptability of goals, procedures, and outcomes assessment plan for participants and stakeholders.
Protocol output
Reviewable draft in three detail tiers — standard, academic, journal-ready.
See what the protocol draft looks like.
This is a preview of what the workflow produces. Every section is editable before expert sign-off.
Study objective
Evaluate the functional relationship between video self-modeling (VSM) and on-task behavior in three male students aged 8–10 with ADHD using a multiple-baseline across-participants design in a general education classroom.
Target behavior definition
On-task behavior defined as eyes oriented toward assigned work materials or teacher during instructional periods, with no verbal or physical interaction with non-task stimuli. Measured via 10-second partial interval recording across 20-minute observation sessions.
Baseline criteria
Minimum 5 data points per participant per phase. Stability criterion: ≤20% variability (coefficient of variation) with no improving trend. Phase transition requires stability across all active participants before introducing intervention to next tier.
Generic AI output
- Unstructured with mixed assumptions
- No clear step progression
- Harder for teams to review and revise
- Confidence without boundaries
SCEDMinds workflow
- Connected sequence from idea to protocol
- Tier and phase logic built into design steps
- Visual analysis and effect size guidance integrated
- SCRIBE 2016-oriented output with transparent logic
What researchers ask before they start.
What SCED designs does SCEDMinds support?
SCEDMinds covers 15 designs including multiple-baseline (across participants, behaviors, settings), ABAB reversal, multiple-probe, alternating treatments, simultaneous treatments, changing criterion, and combined designs.
What is SCRIBE 2016?
SCRIBE (Single-Case Reporting guideline In BEhavioural interventions) is the 26-item reporting standard for single-case experimental designs. SCEDMinds structures protocol output to align with SCRIBE items for transparent, replicable reporting.
How does SCEDMinds handle visual analysis?
Step 12 guides you through the six dimensions of visual analysis: level, trend, variability, immediacy of effect, overlap, and consistency. It structures the analysis plan so reviewers can verify the analytic approach before data collection.
What’s included free?
Design prediction (Step 1) is free with login — identify the best SCED design for your study idea. All SCRIBE 2016 checklists and effect size guides are also free for members.
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