An evaluation of a self-instructional package for teaching tutors to conduct discrete-trials teaching with children with autism
| dc.contributor.author | Wightman, Jade | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Fazzio, Daniela (Psychology) Yu, C.T. (Psychology) Hrycaiko, Dennis (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Martin, Garry (Psychology) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-10T13:42:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-04-10T13:42:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-04-10 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study examined the effectiveness of a self-instructional package for teaching discrete-trials teaching (DTT) to Applied Behaviour Analysis tutors at the St.Amant Applied Behaviour Analysis Program for Children with Autism. A modified multiple- baseline design across participants was used, and replicated six times. An AB design was used for one participant. The training package include a self-instructional manual, video demonstrations, and self-practice. Participants required an average of 3 hours and 56 minutes to master the manual. Eleven of the 13 participants achieved the mastery criterion during the post-training assessment. Mean DTT accuracy increased from 46.2% to 85.5% (a statistically significant increase). One tutor participated in a generalization phase with a child with autism, and their DTT accuracy averaged 80.1%. The results suggest that the self-instructional package appears to be an effective tool for teaching newly-hired tutors to conduct DTT. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | May 2012 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/5281 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | discrete-trials teaching | en_US |
| dc.subject | autism | en_US |
| dc.subject | applied behavior analysis | en_US |
| dc.subject | self-instructional package | en_US |
| dc.title | An evaluation of a self-instructional package for teaching tutors to conduct discrete-trials teaching with children with autism | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |