Examination of the Studies Conducted with Simultaneous Prompting Method used for Teaching İndividuals with Developmental Disabilities

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide up-to-date information on research studies which used simultaneous prompting teaching method conducted in Turkey. One of the methods of errorless teaching to provide training in individuals with developmental disabilities, and to make suggestions based on the results. Within the scope of this study, 41 studies using SPT method between 2000-2016 were examined. Relevant work has been obtained through electronic scans of keywords determined by researchers from the Google Schoolar and the National Thesis Center websites. The works reached within the scope of this study consisted of participants (age, diagnosis, gender), variables (dependent and independent variables), methods (research model, reliability data, social validity and applying person or persons) and finding features (generalization and monitoring) have been examined in four main topics. According to the findings of the research, most of the studies conducted with the SPT method constitute individuals who have been diagnosed with mental retardation. The SPT method has been shown to be effective in teaching academic skills, vocational skills, social skills, self-efficacy skills, leisure skills, house-hold skills and communication skills