A New Application in Special Education: TAGteach What is it? How to Apply

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 20 Sayı: 2, 163 - 174, 22.08.2024

Serap Doğan Aslan

https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.1453479

Öz

: In applied behavior analysis, one of the ways to ensure a behavior change is conditional reinforcement. One of the applications based on conditional reinforcement is teaching with auditory stimuli, which is called TAGteach for short. A review of the literature shows that TAGteach is used and effective in both scientific research and special education studies in teaching various skills such as dance, sports, and preparation for surgery in typically developing individuals moreover tying shoelaces, reading words, and walking appropriately in individuals with special needs. TAGteach has advantages (being an effective application, ease of use for implementers and not requiring extra preparation). Despite advantages, studies are limited, and new studies are needed. One way to increase the number of studies is undoubtedly to ensure that different countries, implementers, and research teams have in-depth knowledge about this application and apply it. In this direction, this study aims to explain TAGteach, which is not known in both theoretical and applied research in our country, in an informative and practical way with examples. It is hoped that this study will serve as a guide for researchers in general and implementers working with all individuals in general and with individuals with special needs in particular.

Anahtar Kelimeler

TAGteach, operant conditioning, clicker training, auditory stimulus.

Özel Eğitimde Yeni Bir Uygulama: TAGteach Nedir ve Nasıl Uygulanır?

Öz

Uygulamalı davranış analizinde davranışta degişikliği sağlamanın yollarından biri de koşullu pekiştirmedir. Koşullu pekistirmeye dayalı bir uygulamalardan biri de kısaca TAGteach olarak adlandırılan sesli uyaranla öğretimdir. Alanyazına bakildiginda gerek bilimsel araștırmalarda gerekse özel eğitim çalışmalarında TAGteach’in tipik gelișen bireylerde dans, spor, ameliyata hazırlık; özel gereksinimli bireylerdeyse bu becerilerin yanı sıra bağcık bağlama, sözcük okuma, uygun yürüyüş yapma gibi çesitli becerilerin öğretiminde kullanıldığı ve etkili oldugu görülmektedir. TAGteach’in etkili bir uygulama olmasının yani uygulamacılar için kullanım kolaylığı ve ekstra hazırlık gerektirmemesi gibi avantajları da bulunmaktadır. Bu avantajlara karşın yapılan çalışmaların sınırlı olduğu ve yeni çalışmalara gereksinim duyulmaktadır. Çalışmaları arttırmanın bir yolu da kuşkusuz farklı ülke, uygulamacı ve araştırma ekibinin de bu uygulama hakkında derinlemesine bilgi sahibi olması ve uygulamasıyla sağlanır. Bu doğrultuda bu çalışmanın amacı ülkemizde gerek kuramsal gerekse de uygulamalı araștırmalarda hakkında bilgi sahibi olunmayan TAGteach’i bilgilendirici ve uygulamalı olarak örneklerle açıklamaktır. Bu çalışmanın genel olarak araştırmacılara, genel olarak bütün bireylerle özel olarak ise özel gereksinimli bireylerle çalışan uygulamacılara rehber niteliğinde olması umulmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

TAGteach, edimsel koşullama, kliker eğitimi, sesli uyaran.

Kaynakça

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