Article Title

The Evaluation of the Degree of Application of Special Education Teachers in Jordan to the Strategies of Applied Behavior Analysis in light of some variables

Authors

ميساء عبدالحميد العجارمةFollow
Dr.Jamal Al-Khatib, College of Education - University of JordanFollow

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine special education teacher's application of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). A scale with satisfactory content validity and internal consistency was constructed on (200) teachers of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, and learning disabilities who were chosen by the stratified random sample method from (27) public and private schools and special needs' centers in Amman. The results showed that teachers possess a high level application of (ABA). Furthermore, the results revealed no significant differences among teachers due to specialization, training, teaching experience and/or disability types. The results also revealed significant differences among teachers due to qualification in favor of community college diploma and significant differences according to the category of institutes in favor of teachers in public schools and special education centers. Based on these results, the study has recommended the need to provide further in-service training in ABA to practicing teachers as well as to special education students' teachers and focusing on the practical applications of ABA.

Recommended Citation

العجارمة, ميساء عبدالحميد and Al-Khatib, Dr.Jamal (2018) "The Evaluation of the Degree of Application of Special Education Teachers in Jordan to the Strategies of Applied Behavior Analysis in light of some variables," Jordanian Educational Journal: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jaes/vol3/iss1/1