Werts, M. G., Caldwell, N. K., & Wolery, M. (1996).
Peer modeling of response chains: Observational learning by students with disabilities.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
29, 53-66.
Peer models (classmates without disabilities) who were proficient
in performing a task completed one response chain each day and
described the steps they performed while their classmates with
disabilities observed. Three students with disabilities
participated, and their performance of the response chains was
assessed immediately prior to and following the peer modeling
each day. A multiple probe design across response chains,
replicated across children with disabilities, was used. In
addition, participation and social interactions of children with
disabilities and their peer models were assessed in classroom
activities after daily modeling sessions. The results indicate
that the peer models performed the response chains accurately and
quickly, and students with disabilities acquired the response
chains. Across the study, participation in classroom activities
was high, social interactions were low, and neither was affected
by the peer modeling intervention.
DESCRIPTORS: modeling, peer modeling, response chains, children
with disabilities, observational learning