An Assessment of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Distance Learning for Students With Severe Developmental Disabilities and High Behavioral Needs.

Autor: Tomaino MAE; Port View Preparatory, 1361 Valencia Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780 USA., Greenberg AL; Focused Behavioral Solutions, Berkeley, CA USA., Kagawa-Purohit SA; Port View Preparatory, 1361 Valencia Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780 USA., Doering SA; Port View Preparatory, 1361 Valencia Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780 USA., Miguel ES; Port View Preparatory, 1361 Valencia Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780 USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Behavior analysis in practice [Behav Anal Pract] 2021 Mar 01; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 243-259. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 01 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1007/s40617-020-00549-1
Abstrakt: Schools across the country closed their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures impacted all students, as schools, educators, and families grappled with the realities of transitioning to distance-learning platforms. The research on distance learning is still in its early phases. However, almost no research exists on educating students with severe disabilities and high behavioral needs using this technology. Study 1 collected survey data from students' families and their educators on the feasibility and effectiveness of distance-learning programs when working with students with severe developmental disabilities and high behavioral needs. Results indicated that parents and educators had generally neutral attitudes toward distance learning, although educators agreed that their students were obtaining educational benefits during distance learning. Study 2 further examined the effects of a transition to distance learning on students' Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goal progress. Analyses revealed that students maintained about half of the skills addressed in their IEPs and made progress on an additional quarter of their IEP goals. Findings contribute to a much-needed literature base on distance learning and provide additional information as to the feasibility and effectiveness of distance learning with students with severe developmental disabilities and high behavioral needs. Future work is needed to determine best practices for distance learning with this population.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interestAll authors report no conflicts of interest.
(© The Author(s) 2021.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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