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Increasing accurate preference assessment implementation through pyramidal training.

Sacha T Pence1, Claire C St Peter, Allison S Tetreault

  • 1West Virginia University, Morgantown, 26505, USA.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|July 31, 2012
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Teachers trained in preference assessments effectively implemented them with high accuracy. This pyramidal training approach successfully equipped educators to use these vital skills in classroom settings.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral science
  • Special education
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Background:

  • Preference assessments identify potential reinforcers for individuals, particularly children.
  • Effective implementation of preference assessments is a crucial skill for educators and clinicians.
  • Training methods for preference assessment implementation require examination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of pyramidal training for teachers implementing preference assessments.
  • To assess skill acquisition and generalization of preference assessment implementation by trainees.
  • To determine if training teachers increases the use of behavior-analytic procedures in schools.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: Special education teachers trained trainees in paired-choice, multiple-stimulus without replacement, and free-operant preference assessments.
Keywords:
generalizationpreference assessmentspyramidal trainingrole playsteacher training

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  • Experiment 2: Trainees from Experiment 1 trained preschool teachers using the pyramidal training model.
  • Data collection focused on accuracy of implementation and generalization to applied settings.

    • Main Results:

    • All trainees in Experiment 1 achieved over 90% accuracy in preference assessment implementation and generalized skills.
    • All preschool teachers trained in Experiment 2 met mastery criteria for preference assessment implementation.
    • Pyramidal training proved effective in teaching preference assessment skills.

    Conclusions:

    • Pyramidal training is an effective strategy for teaching teachers to implement preference assessments.
    • Training teachers in preference assessments can enhance the adoption of behavior-analytic practices in educational environments.
    • This approach has the potential to increase the use of evidence-based interventions in schools.