Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on Teachers’ Implementation of Power Card Strategy
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https://doi.org/10.5782/2223-2621.2022.25.4.5Keywords:
autism, behavioral skills training, power card strategy, teacher trainingAbstract
Behavioral Skills Training (BST) is an effective, well-designed package to train educators of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, BST was used to train three teachers on how to accurately implement the Power Card Strategy (PCS). Multiple probe design with probe conditions across participants was used for assessing effects of using BST to train teachers on PCS. Data indicated that all three teachers showed significant improvement in PCS practice. The mean score was 14% for all three teachers during the baseline session. After training, they achieved 100% accuracy in three consecutive sessions. Those results were maintained three weeks later. Social validity data also showed that BST was effective and acceptable.
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