1 Foundations of Behavioral Skill Teaching Free Online FlashCards

What makes a behavioral skill definition operational?

An observable, measurable description that lets different people recognize and record the same performance.

What is baseline in skill teaching?

A description of current performance collected before a new teaching procedure begins.

What is reinforcement?

A consequence that increases the future likelihood of the behavior it follows.

What is a prompt?

Extra help that makes a correct response more likely, such as a gesture, model, visual cue, or spoken hint.

Why fade prompts?

Gradually reduce extra help so the skill comes under control of the relevant natural cue.

Why track prompted and independent responses separately?

Record prompted and independent responses separately; combining them can overstate progress.

What is shaping?

Teach a new action by reinforcing successive steps that get closer to the final skill.

What is a task analysis?

A clear list of the component steps in a multi-step skill.

How does forward chaining teach a sequence?

Teach the first step, then add later steps in order.

What is discrimination training?

Teach responses to relevant cues, reinforcing responses that match each cue and varying examples to avoid reliance on irrelevant features.

What are key learner-centered safeguards in teaching?

Use the least intrusive effective support, respect assent where applicable, protect privacy, and pause or revise instruction if distress or harm occurs.

What context should baseline data include?

Record the number and type of opportunities, conditions, and prompts, not just a raw response count.