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ERIC Number: EJ1217325
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2154-1647
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Using an Individual Work System to Increase Independence for Students with Autism in a Special Education Classroom in China
Hu, Xiaoyi; Lee, Gabrielle T.; Liu, Yanhong; Wu, Manman
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v54 n2 p119-131 Jun 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of an individual work system on student task engagement, prompts needed for task completion, and the accuracy in task completion for three students with ASD in a special education classroom in China. Three students with ASD (two girls and one boy, ages 8-9) participated in this study. A multiple-probe across participants design was used. The students independently practiced the tasks acquired during pre-experimental training in a 10 to 15-min independent work session each day. The work system was implemented for 18 days during school days until all three students maintained stable performance at a high level in their task engagement. Results indicated that task engagement was improved, teacher prompts required for task completion were reduced, and accuracy in task completion was increased for all three students, as a result of the introduction of the individual work system. Such improvements were maintained at least 1 week following the completion of the intervention.
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://daddcec.org/Publications/ETADDJournal.aspx
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: China
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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