ERIC Number: EJ931955
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Publication Date: 2011
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Using Multiple-Exemplar Training to Teach a Generalized Repertoire of Sharing to Children with Autism
Denise Marzullo-Kerth; Sharon A. Reeve; Kenneth F. Reeve; Dawn B. Townsend
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v44 n2 p279-294 Sum 2011
The current study examined the utility of multiple-exemplar training to teach children with autism to share. Stimuli from 3 of 4 categories were trained using a treatment package of video modeling, prompting, and reinforcement. Offers to share increased for all 3 children following the introduction of treatment, with evidence of skill maintenance. In addition, within-stimulus-category generalization of sharing was evident for all participants, although only 1 participant demonstrated across-category generalization of sharing. Offers to share occurred in a novel setting, with familiar and novel stimuli, and in the presence of novel adults and peers for all participants during posttreatment probes. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Video Technology, Autism, Generalization, Teaching Methods, Stimuli, Role Models, Prompting, Reinforcement, Child Behavior, Maintenance, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Familiarity, Adults, Young Children, Prosocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Social Development, Elementary School Students, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Elementary Education; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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