Course Description
Behavioral psychology learning principles and procedures in the design of instructional programs to teach basic life skills. Focus is on data-based instructional strategies that facilitate skill acquisition, fluency, maintenance, and generalization.
Athena Title
Behavioral Methods of Instruct
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Topical Outline
1. Designing Effective Learning Environments and Instruction 2. Facilitating Behavior Maintenance and Stimulus Generalization 3. Measuring Learner Performance 4. Evaluating Learner Performance 5. Attentional Processes and Learning 6. Concept Formation and Concept Analysis 7. Instructional Prompts, Task Analysis, and Instructive Feedback 8. Constant and Progressive Time Delay Procedures 9. Time Delay Procedures: Applications 10. Least-to-Most and Most-to-Least Prompting Procedures: Overview 11. Least-to-Most and Most-to-Least Prompting Procedures: Applications 12. Naturalistic Teaching Procedures: Overview and Applications 13. Antecedent Prompt and Test, Antecedent Prompt and Fade, and Graduated Guidance Procedures
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