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Interteaching: Bringing Behavioral Education into the 21st Century
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Saville, Bryan K.; Lambert, Tonya; Robertson, Stephen – Psychological Record, 2011
In recent years, educators have lamented the current state of the American education system, citing a number of possible reasons for its purported downfall. One potential contributor to this negative state of affairs is the continued use of ineffective teaching methods. Interteaching, a new teaching method that has its roots in behavior analysis,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Behavior Modification, Instructional Effectiveness
Video Modeling Interventions for Individuals with Autism
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Delano, Monica E. – Remedial and Special Education, 2007
Video modeling interventions involve a child watching videotapes of positive examples of adults, peers, or him- or herself engaging in a behavior that is being taught. The purpose of this review was to examine empirical studies in which video modeling interventions were applied to individuals with autism. Nineteen studies published between 1985…
Descriptors: Autism, Intervention, Videotape Recordings, Models
Some Possible Limits on Errorless Discrimination Reversals in Individuals with Severe Mental Retardation.
McIlvane, W. J.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
Two experiments with five individuals having severe mental retardation identified some problems and limits in training reversals of previously learned discrimination tasks using stimulus control shaping methodology. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Discrimination Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Severe Mental Retardation
Combining Reward and Escape DRO to Reduce the Problem Behavior of Students with Severe Disabilities.
Kennedy, Craig H.; Haring, Thomas G. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1993
This study compared types of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO), namely, reward DRO (reward for omission of problem behavior), escape DRO (termination of instruction contingent on omission of problem behavior), and combined DRO. The combined DRO approach was most effective in reducing behavior problems of three adolescents with…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Instructional Effectiveness, Positive Reinforcement
Skill Acquisition in Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Interaction between Skill Type and Instructional Format.
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Lerman, Dorothea C.; Swiezy, Naomi; Perkins-Parks, Susan; Roane, Henry S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
In this preliminary study, three parents who requested outpatient services for treatment of developmentally disabled children's problem behavior were taught to implement multiple treatment components. Therapists employed the most cost-efficient method first (i.e., written and verbal instructions) to teach prescribed behavior management strategies.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Instructional Design
Development of Self-Regulation in Persons with Mental Retardation.
Whitman, Thomas L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
The author answers responses (EC 222 813-814) to his paper, "Self-Regulation and Mental Retardation" (EC 222 812). Research is encouraged into questions concerning the extent complex and independent adaptive behaviors can be taught to the retarded and the comparative effectiveness of verbal mediators or alternative approaches in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Psychology, Definitions, Generalization
Training and Generalization of Affective Behavior Displayed by Youth with Autism.
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Gena, Angeliki; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
A study of 4 youths (ages 11-18) with autism examined the effectiveness of teaching appropriate affective behavioral responses. Participants were described by teachers as having flat and inappropriate affect. Treatment consisted of modeling, prompting, and reinforcement. The combination of an error-correction procedure and contingent delivery of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Autism, Behavior Change