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Training via Practitioner Journal Articles: A Pathway to Increasing Teachers’ Procedural Integrity

Xu, Ziwei
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2115-9590
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1468419047

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Educational Studies.
This dissertation consists of an introduction to the dissertation and a statement of problem (Chapter 1), a comprehensive literature review exploring strategies for training teachers to conduct behavior analytic interventions in school settings (Chapter 2), two single-case studies evaluating the effectiveness of using published practitioner journal articles for training special education teachers on preference assessments (Chapter 3) and the system of least prompts (Chapter 4), and a general discussion summarizing the findings and describing future directions for research (Chapter 5). In Study 1 (Chapter 3), the results of a multiple probe design across participants showed that performance of all 6 participants during simulated (role-played) sessions increased to mastery criterion levels with both preference assessment procedures (paired-stimulus and multiple-stimulus without replacement) following the introduction of a published article. Acquired assessment skills generalized to actual assessment situations involving students with and without disabilities. In Study 2 (Chapter 4), I conducted a replication of Study 1 on a different behavior analytic procedure, the system of least prompts. The results showed that a published article improved performance for all 6 participants, although 2 of 6 needed self-monitoring to reach criterion. Findings are discussed with respect to the strategic use of published practitioner journal articles in staff training.
Nancy Neef (Advisor)
Moira Konrad (Committee Member)
Laurice Joseph (Committee Member)
160 p.
Behavioral Sciences; Special Education; Teacher Education
staff training; self-instruction; developmental disabilities; behavior analysis

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  • Xu, Z. (2016). Training via Practitioner Journal Articles: A Pathway to Increasing Teachers’ Procedural Integrity [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1468419047

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Xu, Ziwei. Training via Practitioner Journal Articles: A Pathway to Increasing Teachers’ Procedural Integrity. 2016. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1468419047.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Xu, Ziwei. "Training via Practitioner Journal Articles: A Pathway to Increasing Teachers’ Procedural Integrity." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1468419047

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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