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Precision Teaching

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Incorporating Applied Behavior Analysis into the General Education Classroom

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Precision teaching is a method of data-based decision making used to evaluate current teaching strategies. Precision teaching involves the learner in graphing their own progress using a standard celeration chart. Precision teaching aims to bridge the gap between behavior analysis and education by helping the teacher adjust teaching based on the learner’s progress. In precision teaching, the learner knows best; if learning is not occurring, teaching should be evaluated and modified.

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  1. Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA

    Jared Van

  2. The Chicago School, Chicago, USA

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Van, J., Quigley, J. (2023). Precision Teaching. In: Quigley, J., Cassano, M.J., Ackerlund Brandt, J.A. (eds) Incorporating Applied Behavior Analysis into the General Education Classroom. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35825-8_11

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