Training Behavior Change Agents and Parents to Implement Discrete Trial Teaching: a Literature Review

Discrete trial teaching (DTT) is a commonly implemented and evaluated teaching procedure for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As such, DTT is often a procedure that behavior analytic practitioners are required to learn how to impliment. Additionally, parents are often encou...

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Published in:Review journal of autism and developmental disorders 2019-03, Vol.6 (1), p.26-39
Main Authors: Leaf, Justin B., Aljohani, Wafa A., Milne, Christine M., Ferguson, Julia L., Cihon, Joseph H., Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty L., McEachin, John, Leaf, Ronald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Change Agents
Child and School Psychology
Children with disabilities
Developmental Psychology
Literature reviews
Neurosciences
Parent participation
Parents
Psychiatry
Psychology
Rehabilitation
Research Design
Review Paper
Social Work
Task analysis
Teaching
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Discrete trial teaching (DTT) is a commonly implemented and evaluated teaching procedure for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As such, DTT is often a procedure that behavior analytic practitioners are required to learn how to impliment. Additionally, parents are often encouraged to learn how to implement DTT to supplement intervention for their child(ren) diagnosed with ASD. This review of the literature included 51 studies (57 experiments) that involved training behavior change agents and/or parents on the implementation of DTT. Each of the studies was evaluated and quantified along several dimensions including participant demographics, experimental design, outcome, DTT task analysis, training procedures, training time, and the mastery conditions for the implementation of DTT. The results of the review indicated that there is a robust literature on training individuals to implement DTT. However, results also revealed there are several areas that should be addressed by future studies as well as implications for practitioners and certification standards.
ISSN:2195-7177
2195-7185
DOI:10.1007/s40489-018-0152-6