مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Simultaneous Prompting Procedure on Teaching Skill of Showing Clothes of which Name Told to Individuals with Autism

Abstract :

This study investigated effectiveness of computer assisted simultaneous prompting procedure on teaching skill of showing pictures of clothes name of which told to individuals with autism. The study also examined the generalization effect across materials and maintenance sessions were conducted 1, 3 and 4 weeks after the instruction had stopped. The experimental design of the study was multiple probe design across three subjects who were students between 8-12 years of age with characteristics of autism. Five items of clothing were taught to each subject in the study. The dependent variable of the study was the behavior of pointing to the right item of clothing by touching the screen by hand or finger. The independent variable of the study was the use of computer assisted simultaneous prompting procedure. There were probe, instruction and observation sessions in the study which were undertaken by the use of computer as well as generalization sessions that used picture cards instead of the computer pictures that were used before. The findings of this study showed that computer assisted simultaneous prompting was an effective instructional procedure in teaching the individual with autistic features to identify the picture of clothing items that were named. It was also evident that simultaneous prompting procedure was effective in maintaining what was learned 1, 3 and 4 weeks after the instruction had stopped. At the same time, the individuals in the study could generalize the skill across materials.