The use of video modeling in teaching children with disabilities

Abstract

Video modeling is a teaching strategy in the form of presentation of a video of a personperforming a skill correctly, while the observer of the video performs that skill simultaneously or afterwards. The aim of this literature review is to examine the possibilities of video modeling use with people with disabilities, and to examine the effects of interventions implemented by the use of this technique on skill acquisition.Following online resources have been used for literature search: Google Scholar search engine, SCIndex, ProQuest, and Serbian Library Consortium for Coordinated Acquisition – KoBson. The articles have been searched in Serbian and English languages. The literature review includes ten studies that used video modeling technique in teaching the participants different skills, such as cooking, shopping, performing house chores, oral hygiene, writing, injury sanitation, maintaining eye contact, and motor skills. The overall sample consisted of 46 participants, and the average number of sessions was 30. All participants mastered the taught skills with 83.3% success on average, which implies that this technique can be successful. This literature review emphasizes the need for using technology in teaching people with disabilities, and discusses the implications for future research.