Error Correction
Also called: correction procedure, error-correction procedure
Definition
A planned response to an incorrect answer, written into the program: typically the trial is re-presented with a prompt so the correct response occurs, and then re-presented again with less help. What counts as an error, how to respond and how many times to repeat are decided by the supervisor, and technicians follow the written version rather than improvising.
In plain language
What to do when the learner gets it wrong, as written in the plan. Usually the question is asked again with help, then again with less help.
Example
The learner points to the wrong card. The technician re-presents the cards, points to the correct one, and then re-presents without pointing.
Not error correction
Prompting the right answer immediately so no error happens. That is errorless teaching.
Commonly confused with
See also
Written from
- smith-2001-dtt
Written from Smith (2001) and general discrete-trial practice. No textbook glossary consulted.
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