Advisor(s)
Bethany L. McNamara
Contributor(s)
Karen E. Gould, Paula Braga-Kenyon
Date of Award
2009
Date Accepted
8-2009
Degree Grantor
Northeastern University
Degree Level
M.S.
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department or Academic Unit
Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Department of Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation and Special Education.
Keywords
behavioral psychology, self-study, staff training
Subject Categories
Employees - Training of, Self-managed learning
Disciplines
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Abstract
The current study examined the effects of an instructor-based and self-study training program on staffs' behavior of completing Protective Measure Critical Incident Reports (PMCIR).
Participants included in the study were 57 newly hired employees who were exposed to either an instructor led training or the same training presented in a self-study paper format. A written scenario was used to describe the events that would occur when a protective measure would be required. Results show higher levels of correct responding for the self-study group. Acceptability results show a slight preference for the self-study training. The self-study group also averaged less errors on post-test measures than the instructor led group.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Rights Holder
Gregory Manzo
Permanent URL
Recommended Citation
Manzo, Gregory, "Comparison of self-study and instructor-led training procedures" (2009). Applied Behavioral Analysis Master's Theses. Paper 40. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20000813
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