The Effect of Bug-in-Ear eCoaching on Pre-Service Teachers’ Implementation of Functional Communication Training

The study examined the effect of BIE eCoaching on the functional communication training (FCT) implementation skills of pre-service teachers (PTs) and the effect of FCT implemented by PTs on reducing problem behaviors and increasing communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)...

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Main Authors: Melih Çattık, Esra Orum-Çattık, Ahmet İlkhan Yetkin
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/7/989
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description The study examined the effect of BIE eCoaching on the functional communication training (FCT) implementation skills of pre-service teachers (PTs) and the effect of FCT implemented by PTs on reducing problem behaviors and increasing communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). After the intervention, it was examined whether PTs and children with ASD maintained and generalized the acquired behaviors. Moreover, PTs answered a social validity form before and after the intervention. The methodology of this study involved single-subject research with a multiple-probe design between pairs of participants. The BIE eCoaching intervention was effective in children with ASD’s use, maintenance, and generalization of FCT. FCT was effective in reducing problem behaviors, increasing communication skills, and maintaining and generalizing these skills in children with ASD. Social validity findings showed that PTs’ perceptions of BIE eCoaching changed positively at the end of the intervention.
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spelling doaj-art-34c543bace8b4f3b9fa9aa5689f6ca132025-08-20T03:58:26ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-07-0115798910.3390/bs15070989The Effect of Bug-in-Ear eCoaching on Pre-Service Teachers’ Implementation of Functional Communication TrainingMelih Çattık0Esra Orum-Çattık1Ahmet İlkhan Yetkin2Research Institute for Individuals with Disabilities, Anadolu University, 26470 Eskişehir, TürkiyeSpecial Education Department, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, 26040 Eskişehir, TürkiyeSpecial Education Department, İnönü University, 44210 Malatya, TürkiyeThe study examined the effect of BIE eCoaching on the functional communication training (FCT) implementation skills of pre-service teachers (PTs) and the effect of FCT implemented by PTs on reducing problem behaviors and increasing communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). After the intervention, it was examined whether PTs and children with ASD maintained and generalized the acquired behaviors. Moreover, PTs answered a social validity form before and after the intervention. The methodology of this study involved single-subject research with a multiple-probe design between pairs of participants. The BIE eCoaching intervention was effective in children with ASD’s use, maintenance, and generalization of FCT. FCT was effective in reducing problem behaviors, increasing communication skills, and maintaining and generalizing these skills in children with ASD. Social validity findings showed that PTs’ perceptions of BIE eCoaching changed positively at the end of the intervention.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/7/989bug-in-ear e-coachingfunctional communication trainingproblem behaviorscommunication skillspre-service teachersautism spectrum disorder
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The Effect of Bug-in-Ear eCoaching on Pre-Service Teachers’ Implementation of Functional Communication Training
Behavioral Sciences
bug-in-ear e-coaching
functional communication training
problem behaviors
communication skills
pre-service teachers
autism spectrum disorder
title The Effect of Bug-in-Ear eCoaching on Pre-Service Teachers’ Implementation of Functional Communication Training
title_full The Effect of Bug-in-Ear eCoaching on Pre-Service Teachers’ Implementation of Functional Communication Training
title_fullStr The Effect of Bug-in-Ear eCoaching on Pre-Service Teachers’ Implementation of Functional Communication Training
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title_short The Effect of Bug-in-Ear eCoaching on Pre-Service Teachers’ Implementation of Functional Communication Training
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functional communication training
problem behaviors
communication skills
pre-service teachers
autism spectrum disorder
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