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Teaching Joint Attention And Social Communication Using The Cool Versus Not Cool In A Large Group Setting, Christine Milne Dec 2016

Teaching Joint Attention And Social Communication Using The Cool Versus Not Cool In A Large Group Setting, Christine Milne

Culminating Projects in Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy

This study evaluated the implementation of the cool versus not cool procedure to teach sixteen children all diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder how to initiate or respond to bids for joint attention and how to increase social communication to their peers. The cool versus not cool procedure consisted of the teacher modeling the targeted social behaviors both the cool (i.e., appropriate) and not cool (i.e., inappropriate) way, having the participants discriminate if the model was cool or not cool, having the participants state reasons why the model was cool or not cool, and having the participants role-play the targeted social …


The Reality Of Role-Playing Games: How Players Construct Reality Through Language, Jessica Carlson Aug 2014

The Reality Of Role-Playing Games: How Players Construct Reality Through Language, Jessica Carlson

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Role-playing games have a unique structure and exist in multiple mediums. Although some research is available on communication in computer mediated role-playing games, little exists on communication practices in tabletop role-playing games. In my research, I reviewed existing scholarly literature on tabletop role-playing games, as well as theory on the role language plays in constructing reality. I conducted passive participant observation on a group of people playing Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. By applying theory to my ethnographic research, I demonstrated how players constructed a collective reality through communication. Players did this by demonstrating their own enthrallment with the game and …


"The Party”: Role-Playing To Enhance Multicultural Understanding, Ellen N. Junn Jul 1994

"The Party”: Role-Playing To Enhance Multicultural Understanding, Ellen N. Junn

Office of the Provost Scholarship

Describes a role-playing activity used to teach the effects of stereotyping and enhance multicultural understanding. Student response.


"The Party”: Role-Playing To Enhance Multicultural Understanding, Ellen N. Junn Jan 1994

"The Party”: Role-Playing To Enhance Multicultural Understanding, Ellen N. Junn

Ellen N. Junn

Describes a role-playing activity used to teach the effects of stereotyping and enhance multicultural understanding. Student response.