Exploratory Investigation of the Effects of Interest-Based Learning on the Development of Young Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Dunst, Carl J.; Trivette, Carol M.; Masiello, Tracy
Titel	Exploratory Investigation of the Effects of Interest-Based Learning on the Development of Young Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 15 (2011) 3, S.295-305 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361310370971
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Autism; Childhood Interests; Motor Development; Internet; Young Children; Disabilities; Participation; Learning Activities; Preschool Children; Mothers; Child Development; Effect Size; Regression (Statistics); Early Childhood Education; Childhood Autism Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Motorische Entwicklung; Frühe Kindheit; Handicap; Behinderung; Teilnahme; Lernaktivität; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Mother; Mutter; Kindesentwicklung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik
Abstract	The influences of child participation in interest-based learning activities on the development of 17 preschoolers with autism was the focus of this brief report. The children's mothers identified their children's interests and the everyday family and community activities that provided opportunities for interest-based learning. Parents then implemented intervention procedures for 14 to 16 weeks to increase child participation in the selected activities. Based on an investigator-administered interestingness scale, the children were divided into high and low interest-based learning groups. The children's language, cognitive, social, and motor development quotients obtained at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the intervention were the dependent measures. Results showed that the high interest-based group made considerably more developmental progress compared to the low interest-based group. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10