Theses and Dissertations
Date of Award
11-1-2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice
Advisor
Hollis Horton
Committee Member
Khrystyna Bednarchyk, EdD, BCBA
Committee Member
Christine Reeve, PhD, BCBA
Committee Member
Kimberly Durham, PsyD
Keywords
applied behavior analysis, behavioral skills training, inclusion, individual education plan, operant conditioning, prompting, reinforcer, self-advocacy, accommodation
Abstract
Using Behavioral Skills Training to Promote Self-Advocating Behaviors: A Single-Subject Research Design to Examine the Effectiveness of Behavior Interventions Among Teachers. Clarence Cooper, 2022: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. Keywords: applied behavior analysis, behavioral skills training, inclusion, individual education plan, operant conditioning, prompting, reinforcer, self-advocacy, accommodation
This applied dissertation utilized the behavioral skills training to train teachers on how to prompt, identify, and reinforce self-advocacy behaviors among students with learning disabilities. In applying behavioral analytic interventions to strengthen desired outcomes, a one- day intervention that was grounded in a behavioral skills training model and skill assessment were completed with two teacher participants. Both participants received the targeted training and assessment in the areas of special education law, individualized education plan accommodations, self-advocacy concepts, self-advocacy behaviors, response prompts and reinforcers. The participants engaged in the role-play scenario-based training exercises to evoke and rehearse the act of advocating behaviors of students with learning disabilities. An analysis of pre- and post-assessment as well as a social validity survey revealed that the participants gained knowledge and skills in prompting, identifying, and reinforcing self-advocacy behaviors of students with learning disabilities. Both participants found behavioral skills training and its components to be an effective instructional tool that contributes to the acquisition of knowledge and provides repeated practice with feedback.
NSUWorks Citation
Clarence Cooper. 2022. Using Behavior Skills Training to Promote Self-Advocating Behaviors: A Single Subject Research Design to Examine the Effectiveness of Behavior Interventions Among Teachers. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. (473)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/473.