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Jordan M. Lukins; Harriet Able; Kara Hume – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Despite the contemporary emphasis on evidence-based practices (EBPs) in autism education, the research-to-practice gap persists. Understanding how newly trained teachers' experiences, knowledge, and beliefs about EBPs influence their instructional decisions is vital to increasing EBP implementation among the next generation of special educators.…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Beginning Teachers, Knowledge Level
Joelle Fingerhut; Mariola Moeyaert – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Discrete trial training is a popular teaching method for individuals with autism, but it is not easily implemented with fidelity due to its complexity. This is the first meta-analysis of single-case experimental design studies to quantify the impact of behavioral skills training on individuals' ability to implement discrete trials with fidelity.…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, Special Education
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Fraser, Dawn W.; Marder, Tamara J.; deBettencourt, Laurie U.; Myers, Linda A.; Kalymon, Kristen M.; Harrell, Robert M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Special educators are encouraged to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) with fidelity to maximize student achievement. Two national organizations identified Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) as an EBP for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of didactic training alone…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Methods