OBSERVER TRAINING REVISITED: A COMPARISON OF IN VIVO AND VIDEO INSTRUCTION |
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| Authors: | Carrie M. Dempsey Brian A. Iwata Jennifer N. Fritz Natalie U. Rolider |
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| Affiliation: | 1. California State University Stanislaus;2. University of Florida;3. University of Houston Clear Lake;4. Kennedy Krieger Institute |
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| Abstract: | We compared the effects of 2 observer‐training procedures. In vivo training involved practice during actual treatment sessions. Video training involved practice while watching progressively more complex simulations. Fifty‐nine undergraduate students entered 1 of the 2 training conditions sequentially according to an ABABAB design. Results showed that the 2 training methods produced almost identical scores on a posttraining observational test; however, the video method required fewer training sessions to complete. |
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| Keywords: | observer training measurement reliability video instruction |
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