Paraprofessionals’ Perceived Skills and Needs in Supporting Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-03-08 DOI:10.1177/10883576211073699

C. Coogle, V. Walker, Jennifer R. Ottley, Darcey M Allan, Daniel Irwin

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Abstract

There is a research-to-practice gap in the identification and use of evidence-based practices in special education. One way to better understand the persistent gap between research and practice and to inform professional development efforts is through gaining an understanding of teacher and paraprofessional perceptions. We conducted a survey study to identify paraprofessionals’ perceived skills and needs regarding categories of practices aligning with evidence-based practices for students with autism spectrum disorder. A total of 768 paraprofessionals completed the survey. We used descriptive statistics, one-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs), post hoc analyses, and chi-square tests to analyze paraprofessionals’ responses. Paraprofessionals reported a range of responses and several of their responses differed significantly in relation to their experience and the population of students they supported. Findings suggest there is a need to individualize professional development based on both classroom and paraprofessional training needs. Future research is needed to determine how paraprofessionals’ perceptions align with their practice.

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辅助专业人员在支持自闭症谱系障碍学生中的感知技能和需求

在特殊教育中识别和使用循证实践方面存在研究与实践的差距。更好地理解研究与实践之间持续存在的差距并为专业发展努力提供信息的一种方法是了解教师和准专业人士的看法。我们进行了一项调查研究，以确定辅助专业人员在实践类别方面的感知技能和需求，并与自闭症谱系障碍学生的循证实践保持一致。共有768名准专业人员完成了这项调查。我们使用描述性统计、单因素方差分析（ANOVA）、事后分析和卡方检验来分析准专业人员的反应。辅助专业人员报告了一系列的回应，其中一些回应与他们的经历和他们支持的学生群体有很大差异。研究结果表明，有必要根据课堂和准专业培训需求，对专业发展进行个性化。未来需要进行研究，以确定准专业人士的看法如何与他们的实践相一致。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.