A Decision-Making Tool for Evaluating and Selecting Prompting Strategies.

ABSTRACT: Literature has demonstrated the successful application of various prompts and prompt-fading procedures for teaching clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. However, few practical resources exist to guide behavior analysts in the evaluation and selection of a prompting strategy for a given client and a targeted skill. In this article, we describe the development of a decision-making tool for selecting and evaluating prompting strategies, highlighting steps needed prior to evaluating clinical outcomes associated with the use of the tool. We used a multiple baseline across participants design to assess the ease with which graduate students could apply the decision-making tool with clients across a variety of skills. Results indicated that the participants learned to apply th

SUBMITTER: Cowan LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9177132 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature