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Mary R Sawyer1, Natalie R Andzik2, Michael P Kranak3
1The Aubrey Daniels Institute, 3344 Peachtree Road, Suite 1050, Atlanta, GA 30326 USA.
Abstract:
In higher education, instruction that incorporates effective performance skills training is vital to equipping pre-service teachers with the tools they will use to educate children. This study evaluated the effects of behavioral skills training (BST) on performance of evidence-based practices by undergraduate pre-service special education teachers. A pre-post design was used to evaluate performance during role-play. BST sessions produced higher levels of correct performance than baseline measures across all seven participants. We discuss limitations of these results with suggestions for future research, along with recommendations for incorporating BST into university settings.
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