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The Effects of Reinforcement and Peer-Mediated Instruction on the Task Engagement of Children with Disabilities in Preschool Inclusion Setting

Johnson, Lauren Elizabeth Mae
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1069-1189
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1638478634334986

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2022, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Educational Studies.
This study examined the effects of reinforcement and peer-mediated instruction on student with disabilities’ task engagement in a preschool inclusion setting. The target student participants were selected to participate because they typically played alone and showed a need for the intervention according to their classroom teachers. The peer model participants were selected because they demonstrated success with social skills such as cooperative play and joint attention while attending to an activity. After baseline data were collected, peer models completed behavior skills training for prompting instruction. At the conclusion of each session of training, a probe was completed to assess the amount of prompts each participant prompted in a 5-minute session. The criteria to move onto the intervention was to have each peer prompt 5 total times in one session. Criteria was met and each participant pair completed the intervention. A multiple baseline across participant pairs was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. Findings indicated reinforcement and peer mediated intervention improved the task engagement for students with disabilities
Peter Paul (Committee Member)
Sheila Morgan (Advisor)
52 p.
Special Education
Peer Mediated Intervention, Behavior Skills Training, reinforcement, task engagement, preschool

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  • Johnson, L. E. M. (2022). The Effects of Reinforcement and Peer-Mediated Instruction on the Task Engagement of Children with Disabilities in Preschool Inclusion Setting [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1638478634334986

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Johnson, Lauren. The Effects of Reinforcement and Peer-Mediated Instruction on the Task Engagement of Children with Disabilities in Preschool Inclusion Setting. 2022. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1638478634334986.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Johnson, Lauren. "The Effects of Reinforcement and Peer-Mediated Instruction on the Task Engagement of Children with Disabilities in Preschool Inclusion Setting." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1638478634334986

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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