Use of video modeling in developing social skills among children with autism spectrum disorder / Irene Tan En Ying

Irene Tan , En Ying (2020) Use of video modeling in developing social skills among children with autism spectrum disorder / Irene Tan En Ying. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaya.

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Abstract

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are poor in social interaction and following instruction. Most researchers of today focus on having the children to interact with toys to enhance their social skills, but not with other peers. This study was carried out to investigate the use of video modeling in developing social skills among children with ASD. The study uses single-subject design with multiple baseline graphs to examine the development of children’s social skills. This study consists of three sequential phases: 1) Baseline, 2) Intervention, and 3) Maintenance. Results show that children with ASD have social interaction with peers after the video modelling, with 60 percent achievement among the three children upon the development of social skills with video modeling as compared to the achievement at Baseline Phase. The children were found to use more language and gestures in their social interaction with other peers. In addition, all three children also show improvement in following instruction, with an increment of 70 percent from the baseline upon going through video modeling. Most of the children can follow the instruction shown in the video and they even can help other peers to play correctly. The more the video is being played among the children with ASD, the more they can model the skills. The teachers also feed backed that video modeling was effective to teach social skills, and they wish to use video modeling to develop more skills among children with ASD. In conclusion, the use of video modeling can be helpful for children with ASD in their social interaction and following instruction. In addition, this study enables teachers to make evidence-based decision when choosing appropriate tool during classroom instruction.

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