Janice is conducting a study with four speech and language support students with disfluencies. She wants to examine a new strategy to assist students' stuttering. She collects baseline data by observing the stuttering of her students in their general education classroom twice and then starts the new intervention strategy in the support classroom for 6 sessions. Meanwhile, she observes classroom stuttering. Next, Janice discontinues the new strategy during the support sessions but continues to collect data in the classroom setting two more times.
-Which of the following is one criticism of the design Janice has used?
A) The study ends while learners are in a baseline phase.
B) The study should have been conducted as a group design.
C) The baseline phase in her study is too limited.
D) The design of this study is considered unethical.

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The baseline phase in this study is limited to only two observations, which may not accurately represent the students' typical stuttering patterns. A longer baseline phase would provide a better understanding of the students' natural stuttering frequency and severity before the intervention is implemented.

Janice Is Conducting a Study with Four Speech and Language