Advisor(s)

Pamela M. Olsen

Contributor(s)

D. Daniel Gould, William L. Holcomb

Date of Award

2011

Date Accepted

8-2011

Degree Grantor

Northeastern University

Degree Level

M.S.

Degree Name

Master of Applied Behavior Analysis

Department or Academic Unit

Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology.

Keywords

psychology, behavioral, skill acquisition, video modeling

Subject Categories

Video tapes in education, Autistic children - Behavior modification

Disciplines

Child Psychology | Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Teaching new behaviors or skills to children with autism can be slow and difficult. Therefore, it is important to identify the most effective and efficient procedures for establishing new skills. Modeling techniques have been demonstrated to be effective for teaching children with autism a variety of skills. More recent literature has indicated that video modeling techniques may be easier and more cost effective than in vivo modeling, and video modeling may result in high rates of success in establishment and maintenance of new skills. The present study assessed the effectiveness and efficiency of in vivo and video modeling to establish short play-skill chains. Results of this study indicate that video modeling procedures were more efficient for teaching a child with autism to build a Lego® toy construct.

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Rights Holder

Linda S. Bailey


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