2016 Volume 30 Issue 2 Pages 145-156
Study objective: The present research was conducted to analyze effects of behavior consultation on behavior of a teacher and to propose successful strategies for improving treatment integrity of teaching behavior. Design: An A-B-C-CD-CDE single-case design. Setting: A math class in a part-time high school. Participants: A special education coordinator, a male teacher, and 35 high school students. Intervention: 2 pre-intervention meetings, a session every morning to assess teaching behavior, performance feedback, and a script. Measures: The execution of proper teaching behavior by the target teacher and the task performance of his students. Results: Improvement was observed in the treatment integrity of the target teacher in terms of his behavior and the task performance of the students. Conclusion: The behavior consultation employed here appeared to be an effective intervention. In addition, the improvement in the students' task performance associated with changes in the teaching behavior of the target teacher are highlighted in the discussion. A limitation of the study is its inability have strict control of possibly confounding factors.
