Most-to-Least Prompting
Also called: MTL, decreasing assistance
Definition
A prompting procedure that starts with the most intrusive prompt needed to guarantee the correct response and moves to less intrusive prompts across trials as the learner succeeds. It minimizes errors early on and suits new skills and learners who make many errors, at the cost of possibly giving more help than needed.
In plain language
Start with a lot of help so the learner gets it right, then give less and less help as they succeed. Good for brand-new skills.
Example
Hand-over-hand for the first sessions of a tracing task, then a light touch at the wrist, then a gesture, then nothing.
Not most-to-least prompting
Waiting for the learner to try alone and adding help only if they fail. That is least-to-most.
Commonly confused with
See also
Written from
- macduff-krantz-mcclannahan-2001
Written from MacDuff, Krantz and McClannahan (2001). No textbook glossary consulted.
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