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Effects of computer simulation training on in vivo Discrete Trial Teaching

Effects of computer simulation training on in vivo Discrete Trial Teaching
Effects of computer simulation training on in vivo Discrete Trial Teaching
Although Discrete-trial Teaching (DTT) is effective in teaching a many skills to children with autism, its proper implementation requires rigorous staff training. This study used an interactive computer simulation program (“DTkid”) to teach staff relevant DTT skills. Participants (N = 12) completed two sets of pre-tests either once (n = 7) or twice (n = 5) before brief DTkid training. These evaluated (a) simulated interactive teaching using DTkid and (b) in vivo teaching of three basic skills (receptive and expressive labeling; verbal imitation) to children with autism. Post-tests showed that DTkid training, rather than repeated testing, was significantly associated with improvements in staff’s ability to implement DTT both within the simulation and in vivo, and that the skills acquired showed both stimulus and response generalization.
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Eldevik, Sigmund
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Hughes, J. Carl
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Randell, Tom
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Hughes, J. Carl
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Grindle, Corinna F.
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Randell, Tom
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Eldevik, Sigmund, Ondire, Iwona, Hughes, J. Carl, Grindle, Corinna F., Randell, Tom and Remington, Bob (2013) Effects of computer simulation training on in vivo Discrete Trial Teaching. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (3), 569-578. (doi:10.1007/s10803-012-1593-x). (PMID:22790382)

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Abstract

Although Discrete-trial Teaching (DTT) is effective in teaching a many skills to children with autism, its proper implementation requires rigorous staff training. This study used an interactive computer simulation program (“DTkid”) to teach staff relevant DTT skills. Participants (N = 12) completed two sets of pre-tests either once (n = 7) or twice (n = 5) before brief DTkid training. These evaluated (a) simulated interactive teaching using DTkid and (b) in vivo teaching of three basic skills (receptive and expressive labeling; verbal imitation) to children with autism. Post-tests showed that DTkid training, rather than repeated testing, was significantly associated with improvements in staff’s ability to implement DTT both within the simulation and in vivo, and that the skills acquired showed both stimulus and response generalization.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 12 March 2012
Published date: March 2013
Organisations: Psychology

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Local EPrints ID: 373359
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/373359
ISSN: 0162-3257
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Author: Sigmund Eldevik
Author: Iwona Ondire
Author: J. Carl Hughes
Author: Corinna F. Grindle
Author: Tom Randell
Author: Bob Remington

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