Effects of Brief Training Plus Electronic Feedback on Increasing Quantity and Intonation of Behavior Specific Praise Among Preschool Teachers

The Effects of Email Performance-Based Feedback on Teacher Candidate Implementation of a Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement Preference Assessment

“…All six participants implemented the MSWO preference assessment with high levels of procedural fidelity following email performance-based feedback. These results extend previous findings (i.e., Artman-Meecker & Hemmeter, 2013 ; Gomez et al, 2021 ; Gorton et al, 2021 ; Hemmeter et al, 2011 ; Martinez Cueto et al, 2021 ) by isolating the effects of email feedback. Additionally, these results support previous findings (i.e., Barton et al, 2016 , 2020 ; Coogle et al, 2020 ) suggesting that email performance-based feedback alone is effective in increasing target behavior(s).…”

“…One technology-based modality that has been shown to have several advantages for delivering performance feedback is email (Gorton et al, 2021 ). Email feedback allows supervisors to save time by sending an email following the observation rather than scheduling a time to meet in person to review that feedback (Warrilow et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Email feedback allows supervisors to save time by sending an email following the observation rather than scheduling a time to meet in person to review that feedback (Warrilow et al, 2020 ). Related, the observer is able to send the email feedback immediately to the individual after the observation is completed, without interrupting the individual and the activity they are engaging in (e.g., implementing an intervention with a child; Barton & Wolery, 2007 ; Gorton et al, 2021 ; Zhu et al, 2021 ). Second, verbal and some forms of written feedback (e.g., handwritten notes) may be seen as obsolete and ineffective by the individuals receiving the feedback, whereas wireless communication forms of feedback (e.g., email, video, bug-in-ear) are seen as more current or up-to-date (Barton et al, 2020 ; Gomez et al, 2021 ; Zhu et al, 2021 ) and may be seen as more socially acceptable (Barton & Wolery, 2007 ).…”

“…A limitation of previous email feedback research is that the studies did not isolate the effects of email feedback, because the email feedback was always provided in conjunction with a training (Artman-Meecker & Hemmeter, 2013 ; Gomez et al, 2021 ; Gorton et al, 2021 ; Hemmeter et al, 2011 ; Martinez Cueto et al, 2021 ). Researchers then sought to isolate and evaluate the effects of email feedback alone (Barton et al, 2016 , 2020 ) and also compared email feedback alone to other forms of feedback such as immediate bug-in-ear feedback (Coogle et al, 2020 ) and videoconference feedback (Zhu et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Second, several of the aforementioned studies included a training component between the baseline condition and the intervention condition (i.e., Artman-Meecker & Hemmeter, 2013 ; Gomez et al, 2021 ; Gorton et al, 2021 ; Hemmeter et al, 2011 ; Martinez Cueto et al, 2021 ). Thus, it is unclear if improvements in instructional behaviors were a result of email feedback alone, training alone, or a combination of the email feedback and the training.…”