ERIC Number: EJ994517
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
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Observer Training Revisited: A Comparison of in Vivo and Video Instruction
Dempsey, Carrie M.; Iwata, Brian A.; Fritz, Jennifer N.; Rolider, Natalie U.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v45 n4 p827-832 Win 2012
We compared the effects of 2 observer-training procedures. In vivo training involved practice during actual treatment sessions. Video training involved practice while watching progressively more complex simulations. Fifty-nine undergraduate students entered 1 of the 2 training conditions sequentially according to an ABABAB design. Results showed that the 2 training methods produced almost identical scores on a posttraining observational test; however, the video method required fewer training sessions to complete. (Contains 1 table, 1 figure, and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Video Technology, Training Methods, Undergraduate Students, Comparative Analysis, Simulation, Higher Education, Scores, Reliability, Pretests Posttests, Training, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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