Developing Behavioral Fluency with Movement Cycles Using SAFMEDS
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-build...
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Published in | Journal of behavioral education Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 120 - 141 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Springer
01.03.2016
Springer US Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | 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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ISSN: | 1053-0819 1573-3513 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10864-015-9232-1 |