Using Self-Monitoring With Guided Goal Setting to Increase Academic Engagement for a Student With Autism in an Inclusive Classroom in China

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether using self-monitoring with guided goal setting was effective in increasing academic engagement for a student with autism who frequently displayed disruptive behaviors in an inclusive classroom in China. A 9-year-old male student with autism participated in this study. A changing criterion single-subject design was used. Training on self-monitoring took place outside of the classroom prior to the implementation of self-monitoring and guided goal setting in the language art class in an inclusive classroom. The goal was gradually increased and determined by the student’s best performance on the previous phase. Results showed an increase in the student’s academic engagement during intervention. The student also maintained a high level of academic engagement during 1-week follow-up sessions without self-monitoring.

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self-monitoring goal setting academic engagement inclusive classroom autism China

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