Descriptive Analysis and Meta Analysis of Studies Investigating the Effectiveness of Simultaneous Prompting Procedure


Tekin-Iftar E., Olcay-Gul S., Collins B. C.

EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, cilt.85, sa.3, ss.309-328, 2019 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 85 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0014402918795702
  • Dergi Adı: EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.309-328
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Researchers have investigated the simultaneous prompting (SP) procedure across three decades; however, no meta-analysis has been conducted. In the present systematic review, we conducted both a descriptive and meta-analysis of SP studies from a seminal publication of an SP study through 2017. Our search resulted in 20 studies published in English in internationally disseminated peer-reviewed journals that used single-case methodology and also met criteria for methodological rigor. To analyze effect sizes, we used percentage of non-overlapping points and Tau-U, with both revealing highly consistent results. We concluded that there is a substantial body of evidence to support the SP procedure to teach a variety of skills to individuals with disabilities when consistent parameters of the procedure are employed; however, future research is needed to specifically validate the procedure as effective in regard to specific types of disability (e.g., autism spectrum disorder) and specific types of tasks.