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Gerencser, Kristina R.; Higbee, Thomas S.; Akers, Jessica S.; Contreras, Bethany P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2017
Training parents of children with autism spectrum disorder can be a challenge due to limited resources, time, and money. Interactive computerized training (ICT)--a self-paced program that incorporates instructions, videos, and interactive questions--is one method professionals can use to disseminate trainings to broader populations. This study…
Descriptors: Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Parents
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Chabani, Ellahe; Hommel, Bernhard – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have been assumed to show evidence of abnormal visuospatial processing, which has been attributed to a failure to integrate local features into coherent global Gestalts and/or to a bias towards local processing. As the available data are based on baseline performance only, which does not provide…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Visual Perception, Spatial Ability
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Odom, Samuel L.; Collet-Klingenberg, Lana; Rogers, Sally J.; Hatton, Deborah D. – Preventing School Failure, 2010
Evidence-based practices (EBPs) are the basis on which teachers and other service providers are required to design educational programs for learners with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). As part of their work with the National Professional Development Center (NPDC) on ASD, researchers developed a process for reviewing the research literature and…
Descriptors: Autism, Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Literature Reviews
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Marsden, Emma; Chen, Hsin-Ying – Language Learning, 2011
This study aimed to isolate the effects of the two input activities in Processing Instruction: referential activities, which force learners to focus on a form and its meaning, and affective activities, which contain exemplars of the target form and require learners to process sentence meaning. One hundred and twenty 12-year-old Taiwanese learners…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Children, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
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Goldsmith, Tina R.; LeBlanc, Linda A. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2004
A growing number of studies have investigated diverse applications of technology-based interventions with children with autism. The purpose of this paper is to review the growing empirical support for the efficacy of technology-based interventions with children with autism and to recommend future directions for research. This review will focus on…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Computer Simulation, Autism, Behavior Modification
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Massaro, Dominic W.; Bosseler, Alexis – Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
A computer-animated tutor, Baldi, has been successful in teaching vocabulary and grammar to children with autism and those with hearing problems. The present study assessed to what extent the face facilitated this learning process relative to the voice alone. Baldi was implemented in a Language Wizard/Tutor, which allows easy creation and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Animation, Programmed Tutoring, Vocabulary Development
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Langone, John; Mechling, Linda – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
A study evaluated the use of computer-based video anchors to increase photograph recognition by two students with severe intellectual disabilities. A substantial increase was made in the number of photographs correctly selected with the computer program with results generalizing to selection of photographs on each participant's augmentative…
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Communication Aids (for Disabled)