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Campanaro, Alexandra M.; Vladescu, Jason C.; DeBar, Ruth M.; Deshais, Meghan A.; Manente, Christopher J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2023
Behavioral skills training (BST) is considered one of the most effective staff training techniques to implement a wide variety of behavioral technologies; however, research has found a lack of implementation of BST across human service settings due to a shortage of organizational time and resources. The purpose of the present study was first to…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Training, Skill Development, Staff Development
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Thomas G. Farnsworth; Rachel H. Thompson – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2024
Email etiquette is an important skill, especially in professional settings. Research demonstrates that undergraduate students follow email rules when given written instructions plus an example. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of computer-based email instruction on undergraduate students' email etiquette and to assess…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Communication Skills, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail
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Custer, Taylor N.; Stiehl, Christie M.; Lerman, Dorothea C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2021
Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have deficits in conversation skills that can interfere with the development of personal and professional relationships. Further research is needed on efficient interventions for targeting conversation skills in adults with ASD and for evaluating the social validity of the outcomes. In this…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Skills
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Shea, Kerry A.; Sellers, Tyra P.; Smith, Sandra G.; Bullock, Andrea J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020
The World Health Organization identified the promotion of "Nurturing Care Environments" as a global health priority. Responsive caregiving, 1 of 5 domains describing nurturing care, is critical for healthy child development. Relatively little research has evaluated population-level interventions aimed to increase responsive caregiving…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Skill Development, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers
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Vanselow, Nicholas R.; Hanley, Gregory P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2014
Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of behavioral skills training (BST) and in situ training (IST) for teaching children to protect themselves. However, BST may be resource intensive and difficult to implement on a large scale. We evaluated a computerized version of BST (CBST) to teach safety skills and determined the extent to which…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Young Children, Behavior Modification, Skill Development
Fienup, Daniel M.; Critchfield, Thomas S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Computerized lessons that reflect stimulus equivalence principles were used to teach college students concepts related to inferential statistics and hypothesis decision making. Lesson 1 taught participants concepts related to inferential statistics, and Lesson 2 taught them to base hypothesis decisions on a scientific hypothesis and the direction…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Decision Making, Statistics, Inferences