Small Group Instruction for Students With Autism General Case Training and Observational Learning

TEKİN İFTAR E., Birkan B.

JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, vol.44, no.1, pp.50-63, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0022466908325219
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.50-63
  • Keywords: small group teaching, autism, general case training, observational learning, progressive time delay, food and drink preparation skills, TIME-DELAY PROCEDURES, DAILY LIVING SKILLS, SEVERE DISABILITIES, ACQUISITION, RESPONSES, CHILDREN, STIMULI
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A multiple-probe design across response chains and students was used to evaluate the combined instructional effects of progressive time delay, general case training, and observational learning on the food and drink preparation skills of three children with autism. All instruction was delivered in a group learning arrangement. The data suggested that these students acquired and maintained the targeted skills through the use of these instructional techniques. In addition, students were able to acquire response chains by observing the other student in the group and appeared to generalize the acquired skills to similar response chains. The implications for future research are discussed.