ERIC Number: EJ1224587
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Publication Date: 2019-Sep
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Using a Self-Instructional Package to Train Groups to Implement Reinforcement Strategies
Luna, Odessa; Nuhu, Nadratu N.; Palmier, Jessica; Brestan-Knight, Elizabeth; Rapp, John T.
Journal of Behavioral Education, v28 n3 p389-407 Sep 2019
We trained six special education staff members in groups of three to conduct differential reinforcement of alternative and differential reinforcement of other behavior procedures using a self-instructional package. Our self-instructional packages were written instructions and PowerPointâ„¢ presentations that incorporated embedded text, video modeling, and voiceover instruction. After training, we evaluated each staff member's implementation of the reinforcement strategies with a simulated student who engaged in problem behavior. After multiple exposures to the self-instructional package in a group training format, two participants mastered both procedures, two participants mastered one procedure, and two participants did not master either procedure. We discuss the clinical implications of the findings and utility of self-instructional packages in a school-consulting role.
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Reinforcement, Independent Study, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Skill Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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