ERIC Number: EJ768941
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 8
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The Impact of Social-Behavioral Learning Strategy Training on the Social Interaction Skills of Four Students with Asperger Syndrome
Bock, Marjorie A.
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v22 n2 p88-95 Sum 2007
This study examined the effect of a social-behavioral learning strategy intervention (SODA) on the social interaction skills of 4 elementary school children with Asperger syndrome (AS). More specifically, the study investigated the effect of SODA training on the abilities of 4 children with AS to participate in cooperative learning activities, play organized sport games, and visit with their peers during lunch. A multiple-baseline-across-settings design (Tawney & Gast, 1984) was used to analyze social behavior without SODA (baseline) and with SODA (intervention) during fourth- or fifth-grade social studies cooperative learning activities, noon recess, and lunch. Maintenance probes occurred once a month for 5 months following completion of the intervention. The participants benefited from the SODA intervention. They presented increased percentages of time spent learning cooperatively, playing organized sport games, and visiting during lunch when SODA training began. When SODA training discontinued, they maintained high performance across all study conditions, nearly matching those achieved by 4 peers without disabilities. In addition, the participants presented long-term memory of SODA 1 month after maintenance.
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 4, Teaching Methods, Social Behavior, Maintenance, Learning Activities, Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Elementary School Students, Long Term Memory, Learning Strategies, Interpersonal Competence, Asperger Syndrome, Antisocial Behavior, Peer Relationship, Behavior Modification, Cooperative Learning, Recess Breaks, Play, Outcomes of Treatment, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5
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Language: English
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