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Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities

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TABLE 3 (Cont<strong>in</strong>ued)<br />

Student Steps<br />

C. Construct Explanation<br />

8. Student touches or<br />

looks at the <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g shown<br />

9. Student provides an<br />

explanation (prediction)<br />

10. Student participates <strong>in</strong><br />

test<strong>in</strong>g explanation<br />

Experimental Design <strong>and</strong> Analysis<br />

Example Lesson Steps 1. Magnetism<br />

Lesson 2. Simple Mach<strong>in</strong>es<br />

(Incl<strong>in</strong>ed Plane Lesson)<br />

1. Students po<strong>in</strong>ted to or<br />

read with the teacher as<br />

she read sentences about a<br />

science concept to the<br />

students (e.g., Magnets<br />

stick to most metals. This<br />

paper clip is metal. The<br />

magnet will stick to it.)<br />

2. Students po<strong>in</strong>ted to or<br />

read with the teacher as<br />

she read sentences about a<br />

science concept to the<br />

students (e.g., A ramp is a<br />

simple mach<strong>in</strong>e. Simple<br />

mach<strong>in</strong>es make work<br />

easier. It is easier to push<br />

an object up a ramp than<br />

to lift it up.)<br />

1. Us<strong>in</strong>g the same concept,<br />

students made a prediction<br />

about whether the magnet<br />

would stick to another<br />

material (e.g., This pencil<br />

is made of wood. The<br />

magnet will not stick to it.)<br />

2. Us<strong>in</strong>g the same concept,<br />

students made a prediction<br />

about whether it is easier<br />

to lift someth<strong>in</strong>g or push it<br />

up a ramp (e.g., I need to<br />

get this crate on top of the<br />

book shelf. It will be easier<br />

to use the ramp than to lift<br />

A multiple probe across participants s<strong>in</strong>gle<br />

subject research design was used to evaluate<br />

the effect of the multi-component tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g on<br />

Examples of Correct Student<br />

Responses Incorrect Responses<br />

1. Touches sentence or<br />

reads sentence with<br />

teacher as she reads it<br />

2. Same as example 1.<br />

1. Independently make a<br />

prediction or answer a<br />

prediction question based<br />

on the science concept<br />

(e.g., This pencil is made<br />

out of wood. Will the<br />

magnet stick to it? Yes or<br />

no?)<br />

2. Independently make a<br />

prediction or answer a<br />

prediction question based<br />

on the science concept<br />

(e.g., I need to get this<br />

crate on top of the book<br />

shelf. Will it be easier to<br />

use the ramp than to lift<br />

it up)<br />

it up? Yes or no?)<br />

1. Students participated by 1. Independently partici-<br />

touch<strong>in</strong>g magnets to pate by physically<br />

objects made of wood, manipulat<strong>in</strong>g the objects<br />

plastic, <strong>and</strong> metal<br />

or direct<strong>in</strong>g partners to<br />

2. Students participated 2. Independently participate<br />

attempt<strong>in</strong>g to lift the crate by physically<br />

<strong>and</strong> push the crate up the manipulat<strong>in</strong>g the objects<br />

ramp<br />

or direct<strong>in</strong>g partners to<br />

8. Does not touch<br />

or eyegaze to<br />

picture/material<br />

9. Does not<br />

provide an<br />

explanation;<br />

chooses an<br />

explanation that<br />

is not relevant to<br />

the previously<br />

provided<br />

<strong>in</strong>formation<br />

10. Does not<br />

respond<br />

teacher’s use of the steps of <strong>in</strong>quiry-based science<br />

<strong>in</strong>struction <strong>and</strong> the concurrent effects<br />

on student participation <strong>in</strong> an <strong>in</strong>quiry lesson.<br />

A multiple probe design is a variation of<br />

a multiple basel<strong>in</strong>e design <strong>in</strong> which data are<br />

Inquiry-Based Science Instruction / 387

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