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Observer Training Revisited: A Comparison of in Vivo and Video Instruction
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Dempsey, Carrie M.; Iwata, Brian A.; Fritz, Jennifer N.; Rolider, Natalie U. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
We compared the effects of 2 observer-training procedures. In vivo training involved practice during actual treatment sessions. Video training involved practice while watching progressively more complex simulations. Fifty-nine undergraduate students entered 1 of the 2 training conditions sequentially according to an ABABAB design. Results showed…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Training Methods, Undergraduate Students, Comparative Analysis
A Computer-Based Program to Teach Braille Reading to Sighted Individuals
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Scheithauer, Mindy C.; Tiger, Jeffrey H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
Instructors of the visually impaired need efficient braille-training methods. This study conducted a preliminary evaluation of a computer-based program intended to teach the relation between braille characters and English letters using a matching-to-sample format with 4 sighted college students. Each participant mastered matching visual depictions…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Blindness, Braille, College Students
Increasing the Rate of Presentation and Use of Signals in Elementary Classroom Teachers
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Carnine, Douglas W.; Fink, William T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1978
Two issues relevant to competency-based teacher training were investigated with 13 elementary teachers--the specification of acceptable implementation levels for validated techniques and the necessity and feasibility of providing training on those techniques. (Author)
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, General Education, Higher Education
Increasing Intervention Implementation in General Education Following Consultation: A Comparison of Two Follow-Up Strategies.
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Noell, George H.; Witt, Joseph C.; LaFleur, Lynn H.; Mortenson, Bruce P.; Ranier, Deborah D.; LeVelle, James – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
A study examined two strategies for increasing the accuracy with which five elementary teachers implemented a peer tutoring intervention for students with reading difficulties. Four teachers implemented the intervention at levels substantially above baseline during the performance feedback condition. Student reading comprehension scores improved…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Elementary Education, Feedback, Higher Education