Types of Peer-Mediated Interventions
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Self-Mediated InterventionsSelf-Mediated Interventions
Self-mediated interventions are those in which the students themselves are responsible for providing academic instruction. There are five common types of self- mediated interventions (also known as self-management or self-regulation interventions), including self- monitoring, self-evaluation, self- instruction, goal setting, and strategy instruction. In self-mediated interventions, teachers are initially responsible for teaching students how to carry out the instructional activities and ensuring that students can, in fact, complete the tasks. Eventually, the responsibility for carrying out the task transfers to the student. |
Teacher-Mediated Antecedent-Focused InterventionsTeacher-Mediated Interventions
Teacher-mediated interventions are those in which the teacher (or an administrator of the intervention other than the student himself/ herself or a peer) takes responsibility for treatment, through manipulation of antecedents and/or consequences. These interventions attempt to identify ways in which teachers can intervene before inappropriate behaviors occur that negatively impact academic performance. These interventions help teachers determine what reinforces students’ appropriate responses to instruction. Examples of teacher-mediated interventions include token economies, contingency contracts, adjustments to task difficulty, and story mapping. In each of these interventions, the teacher is in charge of developing and implementing the treatment to produce a change in academic (e.g., math) skills. |