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Utilizing Tagteach To Enhance Proficiency In Dance Movements, Mallory Joanne Quinn
Utilizing Tagteach To Enhance Proficiency In Dance Movements, Mallory Joanne Quinn
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to evaluate TAGteach as a training procedure to increase the fluency of three dance movements in a multiple baseline across behaviors design with 4 students of dance. Target behaviors included a pirouette/turn, kick, and a leap/jump, respective of the level of the class. A dance instructor was trained to implement the TAGteach procedure by the primary researcher. The targeted dance movements remained at a stable level during baseline and improved sequentially for each participant following the introduction of the TAGteach training. Implications for future research are discussed.
Evaluation Of Multiple Treatments To Impact Hand Washing In A Human Service Organization, Tamika Nicole Rickerson
Evaluation Of Multiple Treatments To Impact Hand Washing In A Human Service Organization, Tamika Nicole Rickerson
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Hand washing has been proven to be effective in preventing many serious diseases World Health Organization (WHO, 2009). Nonetheless, both the general public and many healthcare professionals fail to wash their hands. Very little research has been conducted outside of healthcare settings to evaluate the adherence of hand-washing procedures. This study investigated if hand washing adherence in a residential setting can be improved with the use of verbal and graphical feedback a probabilistic bonus. Results suggested that the probabilistic bonus had a substantial impact on hand washing performance: more so than signs, educational in-service, and verbal-graphical feedback alone. Reactivity data …