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Evaluating the Feasibility of Delivering a Sleep Education Programme in Secondary Schools
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McCrory, Stephanie; Crawford, Megan; Fleming, Leanne – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: School-based sleep education programmes can promote the importance of sleep health and may improve adolescent sleep. To date, only limited research has examined the feasibility of integrating sleep programmes into the school curriculum. Objectives: This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Sleep, Instructional Effectiveness
Deviations from Prescribed Prompting Procedures: Implications for Treatment Integrity
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Grow, Laura L.; Carr, James E.; Gunby, Kristin V.; Charania, Shaireen M.; Gonsalves, Lucita; Ktaech, Inas A.; Kisamore, April N. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2009
The acquisition of new skills may be hindered when teaching procedures vary from previously validated approaches or contain errors. In the present study, we compared the acquisition and maintenance of response chains taught using a perfectly implemented system of least prompts and a multiple verbal prompts procedure (i.e., addition of multiple…
Descriptors: Prompting, Behavior Modification, Integrity, Intervention
Increasing Low-Responding Students' Participation in Class Discussion
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Foster, Lisa N.; Krohn, Katherine R.; McCleary, Daniel F.; Aspiranti, Kathleen B.; Nalls, Meagan L.; Quillivan, Colin C.; Taylor, Cora M.; Williams, Robert L. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2009
Students in six sections of a large undergraduate class were asked to record their class comments on notecards in all course units. Additionally, in some units, they received points toward their course grade based on their reported comments in class discussion. The study was conducted over a two-semester period, with slight variation in both the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Undergraduate Students, Student Participation
The Effectiveness of Using a Video iPod as a Prompting Device in Employment Settings
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Van Laarhoven, Toni; Johnson, Jesse W.; Van Laarhoven-Myers, Traci; Grider, Kristin L.; Grider, Katie M. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using a video iPod as a prompting device for teaching three job-related tasks to a young man with developmental disabilities in a community-based employment setting. The effectiveness of the prompting device was evaluated using a multiple probe across behaviors design. Results…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Prompting, Developmental Disabilities, Handheld Devices
Effects of Embedded Instruction Versus Discrete-Trial Training on Self-Injury, Correct Responding, and Mood in a Child with Autism
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Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark; Ma, Chia Hui; Edrisinha, Chaturi; Cannella, Helen; Lancioni, Giulio E. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Background: Embedded instruction and discrete-trial training are both recommended for teaching children with autism, but there is little research available comparing the two. The present study compared embedded instruction with discrete-trial training for a 12-year-old boy with autism. Method: An initial functional analysis indicated that the…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Autism, Self Destructive Behavior, Teaching Methods