Self‐instructional Training: A Commentary and State‐of‐the‐art

The Utility of Self-Monitoring for Preschool On-Task Behavior

“…Because of the intra-and interindividual differences among preschoolers, especially those with delays or disabilities, one cannot assume that all preschoolers would be able to learn and use this strategy effectively; therefore, responsiveness to self-management training may be more difficult to predict for preschoolers (Bornstein, 1985). Preschoolers who exhibit deficits in language and cognitive skills may not benefit from this procedure.…”

“…. ," (d) followed by self-reinforcement, for example, "I did that really well" (Bornstein &;Quevillon, 1976). The researchers reported that an increase of on-task behavior was measured.…”

The case for individualizing behavior management approaches in inclusive classrooms

“…Unfortunately, self-management techniques are not equally effective with all students (Albion, 1983;Bornstein, 1985;Carpenter and Apter, 1987;Epanchin and Paul, 1987;Workman and Hector, 1982). Younger students are less able to manage their own behavior than older students.…”

A Comparison of Self‐Instructional Training and Modelling for Teaching an Abstract Task

“…For the future it will be necessary to try to identify what individual characteristics may affect a subject's ability to utilise self-instructional training. Bornstein (1985) recognised this to be an important step in research in this area, and suggested that if it is not made 'we will remain inconsistent and inconclusive developed and used in future investigations. Finally, in our findings'.…”