The Effects Of Mentor Instruction On Teaching Visual Supports To Novice, Special Education Teachers

Keywords

Mentor teachers; Professional development; Special education; Students with autism; Visual supports

Abstract

The use of mentor teachers to sustain the longevity of a novice special education teacher is not a new tactic nor is the use of a mentor teacher's guidance in professional development for novice teachers. This study examines a new method of mentor teachers conducting professional development sessions for novice special educators through the use of short video clips, which can be viewed at the novice teachers' convenience; thus making the professional development more user-friendly and less time consuming for the busy, novice special educator. Three secondary teachers were instructed through video modelling led by a mentor teacher. The researcher used a single-subject, range changing criterion design to show the relationship between the use of mentor video instruction and the implementation of visual supports in participants' classrooms. The results of this pilot study revealed teachers improved their use of visual supports in their classrooms.

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Publication Title

International Journal of Instruction

Volume

11

Issue

1

Number of Pages

411-424

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.12973/iji.2018.11128a

Socpus ID

85039854403 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85039854403

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