The use of performance criteria for determining “mastery” in discrete‐trial instruction: A call for research
Abstract
The performance criterion (also known as the mastery criterion) is the operationalized performance standard that behavior must reach before instruction ceases, changes, or becomes focused on other goals, such as stimulus generalization and response maintenance. Although performance criteria are widely used in skill‐acquisition research and practice, there has been little experimental research on the topic. Thus, we provide a review of relevant research and offer suggestions for future research based on the different performance‐criterion components.
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In studies for which the mastery criterion was below 100%, participants may have mastered the training while consistently performing critical components of DTT incorrectly.
“In studies for which the mastery criterion was below 100%, participants may have mastered the training while consistently performing critical components of DTT incorrectly (Fienup & Carr, 2021).”
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- Authors
- Fienup, D. M., & Carr, J. E.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Behavior Analyst Certification Board Littleton Colorado USA
- Corresponding author
- Fienup, Daniel M.
- Venue
- Behavioral Interventions
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021-09-09
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 756-763
- ISSN
- 1072-0847 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-078X
- OpenAlex
- W3199780475
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 7.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behavioral Interventions (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Keywords
- performance standards, mastery criteria, discrete trial instruction, skill acquisition, stimulus generalization, response maintenance, behavior analysis, applied behavior analysis
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