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Examining the Effects of Peer Mediation on the Social Skills of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder as Compared to Their Peers
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Hart, Stephanie L.; Banda, Devender R. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
This study examined the extent to which peer mediation increased, maintained, and generalized social initiations and responses of elementary students with autism spectrum disorder as compared to their typically developing peers. A multiple-baseline across participants design was used to determine the impact of intervention. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Peer Mediation, Interpersonal Competence, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Comparing Simultaneous Prompting and Constant Time Delay to Teach Leisure Skills to Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Seward, Jannike; Schuster, John W.; Ault, Melinda Jones; Collins, Belva C.; Hall, Meada – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
We compared the effects of simultaneous prompting and constant time delay in teaching two solitaire card games to five high school students with moderate intellectual disability. An adapted alternating treatments within a multiple probe design was used to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the procedures. Both procedures were effective…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Prompting, Time, Moderate Mental Retardation
Effectiveness and Efficiency of Peer and Adult Models Used in Video Modeling in Teaching Pretend Play Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Sani-Bozkurt, Sunagul; Ozen, Arzu – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
This study aimed to examine whether or not there was any difference in the effectiveness and efficiency of the presentation of video modeling interventions using peer and adult models in teaching pretend play skills to children with ASD and to examine the views of parents about the study. Participants were two boys and one girl, aged 5-6 years…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Modeling (Psychology), Children
Effects of the TIP Strategy on Problem Solving Skills of Young Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Hua, Youjia; Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Kaldenberg, Erica R.; Lucas, Kristin G.; Therrien, William J. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of teaching a three-step cognitive strategy (TIP) using the schema broadening procedures on functional mathematical problem solving skills of young adults with intellectual disability (ID). We randomly assigned 14 learners with ID to the control and experimental group before the…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Mental Retardation
Effects of iPod Touch™ Technology as Communication Devices on Peer Social Interactions across Environments
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Mancil, G. Richmond; Lorah, Elizabeth R.; Whitby, Peggy Schaefer – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the use of the iPod Touch™ as a Speech Generated Device (SGD) for Functional Communication Training (FCT). The evaluation of the effects on problem behavior, the effects on generalization and maintenance of the acquired communication repertoire, and the social initiations of peers between the new SGD (iPod…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Information Technology, Validity, Generalization
Comparison of Peer and Self-Video Modeling in Teaching First Aid Skills to Children with Intellectual Disability
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Ozkan, Serife Yucesoy – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
The purposes of this study were to (1) compare peer and self-video modeling in terms of effectiveness and efficiency in teaching first aid skills to children with intellectual disability and (2) analyze the error patterns made in probe sessions to determine whether the children who took the role of sufferers during the first aid skill sessions…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Comparative Analysis, Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology)