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Looking for Quantitative and Qualitative Measures of Teaching Interactions: A Preliminary Analysis

Indicators of quality early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) include comprehensive interventions, adequately trained staff, high rates of effective instruction delivery, happy interactions between children and their teachers, and socially valid outcomes. When these are in place, high quality EIBI is more likely to increase progress that children with autism make during treatment. When not in place, progress is not as likely, as rapid, or as meaningful. To date, there is limited research regarding the correlation between these indicators of high-quality EIBI and the degree to which their effects are meaningful to direct consumers. The purpose of this methodological study was to compare direct, quantitative measures of teaching interactions (child initiations, teacher initiations, child affect, teacher affect) with qualitative measures (stakeholder ratings of teacher effectiveness, amount of opportunities for interaction and interest in the child) of teaching interactions to determine what sets the occasion for expert stakeholders to describe a teaching interaction as effective, quality therapy.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1505214
Date05 1900
CreatorsWeir, Jade R
ContributorsAla'i-Rosales, Shahla, Rosales-Ruiz, Jesus, Leaf, Justin B, Cihon, Joseph H
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 59 pages, Text
RightsPublic, Weir, Jade R, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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