Video modeling
teaching method
In the field of education, video modeling (VM) is a mode of teaching that uses video recording and display equipment to provide the student with a visual model of the behaviors or of the skill to be learned. In video self-modeling (VSM), the student observes himself or herself successfully performing the behavior indicated in the video, and then imitates the demonstrated behavior. Video modeling teaches skills by way of observational learning, such as social skills, communication skills, and athletic skills; video modelling works in communicating with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The theoretic roots of Video Modeling are in the social-learning work presented in the Principles of Behavior Modification (1969), by Albert Bandura, which confirm the human ability to learn through observation and modelling.
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Video modeling is a form of video-based intervention (VBI); other forms include video prompting, computer-based video instruction, and video priming. Several dimensions of effectiveness have been identified for VBI. The term video modeling was coined in 1999, by the filmmaker James Stanfield to describe the function of a "series of video tapes that teach appropriate social behavior to special-education students, by use of professional actors and actresses who demonstrate appropriate behavior (wrong way/right way)".
The National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice describes video modeling (VM) as an evidence-based practice (EBP). The pedagogic effectiveness of video modeling is greater with elementary school children in the age range from 6 years to 11 years. This evidence-based practice is successfully applied to children from toddler-age to older adolescents (young adults). There are several types of video modeling, including adult or peer as video model, video self-modeling, point-of-view video modeling, video prompting, and video feedback.Video modeling has provides an opportunity to the learner to watch a recording of the target behavior or skill then practice when provided the chance.
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