DTT Training Week

What is discrete trial training?

• It is the same as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

• A teaching method that teaches skills in the natural environment

• A structured teaching method that breaks down skills into smaller components

• A teaching method only used for children with autism

Where can DTT be conducted?

• In the classroom

• In the community

• At home

• All of the above

What skills can be taught using DTT?

• Academic skills

• Communication skills

• Attending Skills

• Social skills

• All of the above

Which of the following should be done before presenting a discrete trial?

• Run a brief preference assessment

• Remove distracting items

• Prompt the correct response

• Ensure the learner is attending

What materials are needed to conduct DTT?

• Token board

• Reinforcers

• Data collection materials

• All of the above

In DTT a brief preference assessment should be conducted

• Prior to starting each trial block

• Once a day

• Once the student has completed their work

• A preference assessment is not needed

Factors that may impact a student's performance during DTT

• A noisy, distracting environment

• Previous access to the reinforcer

• Instructions that are too lengthy.

• All of the above

What prompting hierarchy would be appropriate for a student with the necessary prerequisite skills who has demonstrated they can perform the task independently.

• Gesture, model, partial physical

• Full physical, partial physical, gesture

• Partial physical, model, verbal

• Prompting is not needed for this type of student.

When determining what prompt to use, which should be tried first?

• A model prompt

• The prompt that works for other students for that skill

• The least intrusive prompt

• Physical Prompting

What information should be included on the data sheet?

• The staff's and student's names

• The name of the target or skill

• The date

• All of the above