Evaluation of video prompting methods on proper handwashing

Document Type

Thesis

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Psychology

Degree

M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis

Date Completed

2021

First Committee Member

Ahearn, William H.

Second Committee Member

Dickson, Chata

Third Committee Member

Henley, Amy

Abstract

"Individuals with autism and related disabilities often lack the necessary skills to be able to complete basic daily living skills (DLS) required for independent functioning. While there are many techniques used to teach task analyzed DLS routines, the literature of video-based prompting techniques is sparse, focusing primarily on that of video modeling, which typically consists of the learner watching the video of a model performing the entire target skill prior to being given the opportunity to perform the task (Cannella-Malone et al., 2006). A variation of video modeling, video prompting, involves showing the participant a video clip of one step of the task in the chain and then giving the person the opportunity to complete that step before continuing to the next step in the sequence (Sigafoos et al., 2005). This study replicates and extended previous research by teaching a task analyzed routine for thorough handwashing via video prompting. Video prompting, with the addition of some individualized remediation strategies, was successful in teaching acquisition of the skill to all three participants. Further, two of the three participants maintained the skill in the absence of the video prompt, showing independence and a lack of prompt dependency."

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