THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTION IN TEACHING COMMUNITY SIGNS TO STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Nuray Öncül ¹ , Şerife Yücesoy Özkan ²

CBI is effective in teaching various skills to students with intellectual disability. So, this study examined whether the effectiveness of computer-based instruction-which includes peer tutoring-in teaching community signs to students with intellectual disability. It was also assessed whether acquired skills could be maintained in the three, six, and nine weeks following instruction and generalized to signs in real environments. Four students with intellectual disability, from eight to thirteen years of age, participated in this study. The effectiveness of computer-based instruction was determined using a multiple probe design across behavior and replicated with four students. The results indicated that CBI was effective in teaching community signs to students with intellectual disability. Additionally, students could maintain and generalize their behavior.

Keywords
Intellectual Disability, Computer-Based Instruction, Multiple Probe Design across Behavior, Peer Tutoring, Community Signs,