ERIC Number: EJ1085542
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jan
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
EISSN: N/A
The Questions Verbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Encounter in the Inclusive Preschool Classroom
Sanders, Eric J.; Irvin, Dwight W.; Belardi, Katie; McCune, Luke; Boyd, Brian A.; Odom, Samuel L.
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v20 n1 p96-105 Jan 2016
This study investigated questions adults asked to children with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive pre-kindergarten classrooms, and whether child (e.g. autism severity) and setting (i.e. adult-to-child ratio) characteristics were related to questions asked during center-time. Videos of verbal children with autism spectrum disorder (n?=?42) were coded based on the following question categories adapted from the work of Massey et al.: management, low cognitive challenging, or cognitively challenging. Results indicated that management questions (mean?=?19.97, standard deviation?=?12.71) were asked more than less cognitively challenging questions (mean?=?14.22, standard deviation?=?8.98) and less cognitively challenging questions were asked more than cognitively challenging questions (mean?=?10.00, standard deviation?=?6.9). Children with higher language levels had a greater likelihood of receiving cognitively challenging questions (odds ratio?=?1.025; p?=?0.007). Cognitively challenging questions had a greater likelihood of being asked in classrooms with more adults relative to children (odds ratio?=?1.176; p?=?0.037). The findings present a first step in identifying the questions directed at preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive classrooms.
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Inclusion, Severity (of Disability), Teacher Student Ratio, Video Technology, Interpersonal Communication, Questioning Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests, Observation, Demography, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Preschool Teachers, Measures (Individuals), Young Children, Cognitive Ability, Motor Development, Interrater Reliability, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Preschool Language Scale
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B070219