This study was conducted to determine if specific teacher behaviors could be taught to teachers of profoundly handicapped students through a two day inservice workshop. A second purpose was to determine the relationship between the demonstrated teacher behaviors and gains in student achievement. / To fulfill the purposes of this study, profoundly handicapped students and their teachers were included. Teachers were provided with inservice training covering specific instructional procedures. At intervals approximately one month and two months following the inservice training, the behaviors demonstrated by the teachers were observed and recorded. In addition, during the same observation periods, student progress was measured and recorded. / The results of this research revealed the following points. First, during the first observation, approximately one month after inservice training, experimental teachers demonstrated eight of the fifteen behaviors more often than contrast teachers. During the same observation, contrast teacher demonstrated five behaviors more often, while neither group of teachers were observed using two specific instructional procedures. Second, during the second observation, (approximately two months after training), the experimental teachers demonstrated five behaviors more than their contrast counterparts. In addition, the contrast teachers outscored the experimental teachers in the demonstration of eight behaviors while neither group demonstrated the use of two specific procedures. Finally, students of teachers receiving training covering a wide range of topics (experimental teachers) made slightly less progress on individually designed objectives than did students of teachers who had received less training (contrast teachers). / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-05, Section: A, page: 1694. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75821 |
| Contributors | WHITTEN, THOMAS MICHAEL., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 231 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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