Developing Behavioral Fluency with Movement Cycles Using SAFMEDS

Journal of Behavioral Education - Tập 25 - Trang 120-141 - 2015
Richard M. Kubina1, Kirsten K. L. Yurich2, Krina C. Durica3, Nora M. Healy2
1Special Education Program, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
2The Vista School, Hershey, USA
3The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, USA

Tóm tắt

The Precision Teaching term “movement cycle” refers to a behavior with a clearly observable movement and a distinct beginning and end. The present experiment examined whether behavior analysts and special education teachers could become fluent identifying movement cycles. A frequency-building intervention called SAFMEDS, an acronym for Say All Fast Minute Every Day Shuffled, required participants to see a picture of behavior on a laminated card and say the movement cycle. A multiple baseline multiple probe design with two groups of four participants revealed the effects of the intervention. Results showed a replication of effects with each group using equivalent SAFMEDS decks. The SAFMEDS intervention produced behavioral fluency and also fostered strong maintenance effects for a majority of the participants.

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Journal of Behavioral Education

Tập 25

120-141

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