Advisor(s)
Rebecca P. Fallows MacDonald
Contributor(s)
Susan Langer, Chata Dickson
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
Bouve College of Health Sciences, Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology
Keywords
psychology, behavioral, ABA, autism, behavior analysis, play skills, teaching, video modeling
Subject Categories
Learning ability - Testing, Visual learning - Testing, Play assessment (Child psychology)
Disciplines
Child Psychology | School Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to compare the rate of acquisition of play skills following the viewing of an instructor-created video model to the rate of acquisition of play skills following the viewing of a corresponding commercially available children's video. The study included 3 children with autism who received educational and clinical services in a preschool setting. Each participant was exposed to one video of each type and the number of actions and vocalizations was measured. Two children learned more rapidly using the instructor-created video format. Additionally, probe data were taken to further examine the participants' attending to video and toys across the two video formats.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Rights Holder
Gail Palechka
Permanent URL
Recommended Citation
Palechka, Gail, "A comparison of the acquisition of play skills using instructor-created video models and commercially available videos" (2009). Applied Behavioral Analysis Master's Theses. Paper 44. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20000817
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