There's a Bug in Your Ear!: Using Technology to Increase the Accuracy of DTT Implementation

    Authors

    T. McKinney;E. Vasquez

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Educ. Train. Autism Dev. Disabil.

    Keywords

    TRAINING TEACHERS; AUTISTIC-CHILDREN; DISCRETE; Education, Special; Rehabilitation

    Abstract

    Many professionals have successfully implemented discrete trial teaching in the past. However, there have not been extensive studies examining the accuracy of discrete trial teaching implementation. This study investigated the use of Bug in Ear feedback on the accuracy of discrete trial teaching implementation among two pre-service teachers majoring in elementary education and one pre-service teacher majoring in exceptional education. An adult confederate was used to receive discrete trial teaching. Implementing a multiple baseline across participants design, this study examined whether there was a functional relationship between receiving Bug in Ear feedback and the accuracy of discrete trial teaching implementation. The discrete trial teaching evaluation form was utilized to measure the accuracy of discrete trial teaching implementation. The findings demonstrated an increase in the discrete trial teaching implementation accuracy after Bug in Ear feedback was introduced. Participants agreed that using a self-instruction manual combined with receiving Bug in Ear feedback was beneficial in learning to implement discrete trial teaching.

    Journal Title

    Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities

    Volume

    49

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    594

    Last Page

    600

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000345193600009

    ISSN

    2154-1647

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