Journal article
Choice-Based Stimulus Preference Assessment for Children with or at-risk for Emotional Disturbance in Educational Settings
Education & treatment of children, Vol.37(3), pp.531-558
08/01/2014
DOI: 10.1353/etc.2014.0026
Abstract
Students with or at-risk for emotional disturbance (ED) frequently receive interventions that include a direct manipulation of consequences. The ability of educators to identify reinforcing stimuli that may function as powerful consequences determines the success of reinforcement-based strategies. Choice-based stimulus preference assessments provide a systematic means of identifying potential reinforcers that have been well researched with children and adults with severe disabilities. However, research concerning the effectiveness of choice-based stimulus preference assessments for students with ED remains limited. Therefore, the current literature review examines the experimental context and effectiveness of choice-based stimulus preference assessments in identifying reinforcers for students with ED in educational settings and the advantages of these procedures over preference surveys. While reinforcers identified through choice-stimulus preference assessment increased the target behaviors of the participants, choice-based preference assessment methods did not unequivocally improve upon preference surveys. Implications for practitioners and future research directions are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Choice-Based Stimulus Preference Assessment for Children with or at-risk for Emotional Disturbance in Educational Settings
- Creators
- Seth A. King - University of PittsburghDouglas E. Kostewicz - University of Pittsburgh
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Education & treatment of children, Vol.37(3), pp.531-558
- Publisher
- West Virginia Univ Press
- DOI
- 10.1353/etc.2014.0026
- ISSN
- 0748-8491
- eISSN
- 1934-8924
- Number of pages
- 28
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Teaching and Learning
- Record Identifier
- 9984371084402771
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