According to the U.S. Department of Education, in 2015, Texas special education programs were rated among the lowest in the nation. School districts in the state have a substantial need for effective and efficient staff training. In this study, researchers implemented TAPS: A Talk Aloud Problem Solving Approach Packet to teach active listener qualities to staff members in a life skills special education classroom. A multiple baseline across staff members was used to evaluate the effects of the TAPS training on the presence and absence of the staff members' active listener qualities during a pre-test, a post-test, and probes. The staff members that underwent TAPS training acquired all of the active listener qualities as a function of the TAPS training, and the effects of the training maintained during probe sessions. Additionally, TAPS training appeared to improve staff members' scores on the Whimbey Analytical Skills Inventory (WASI) Test and anecdotally improved the quality of staff and student tutoring interactions. Several areas of potential research and improvement are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc984164 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Neri-Hernandez, Lucero |
| Contributors | Rosales-Ruiz, Jesus, Cihon, Traci M., Toussaint, Karen A. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 43 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Neri-Hernandez, Lucero, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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