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Analyzing Behavior State and Learning Environments: application in instructional settings

M M Ault1, B Guy, D Guess

  • 1Department of Special Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045, USA.

Mental Retardation
|October 1, 1995
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The Analyzing Behavior State and Learning Environments (ABLE) model improved student engagement. Teachers successfully used the ABLE model to increase positive behaviors and decrease negative ones in students with profound intellectual disabilities.

Area of Science:

  • Special Education
  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Child Development

Background:

  • The Analyzing Behavior State and Learning Environments (ABLE) model was developed to enhance student engagement in learning environments.
  • Eight teachers participated in a training program focused on observing student behavior and environmental variables.

Observation:

  • Training covered analyzing nutrition and medication effects, identifying individual student strategies, and generating classroom interventions.
  • Teachers were trained to use the ABLE model for systematic observation and intervention planning.

Findings:

  • Teachers reliably implemented the ABLE model.
  • The model led to significant increases in alert and active states and decreases in non-preferred states (e.g., sleep, daze, agitation).

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  • Teachers reported satisfaction with the training and found the model appropriate for students with profound intellectual disabilities.

    • Implications:

    • The ABLE model is an effective tool for improving behavioral states in students with profound intellectual disabilities.
    • Teacher training in observational methods and intervention strategies can enhance classroom environments.
    • The findings support the use of evidence-based models for supporting students with significant developmental challenges.