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DTkid : interactive simulation software for training tutors of children with autism . Discrete-trial training ( DTT ) relies critically on implementation by trained tutors . We report three experiments carried out in the development of " DTkid " -- interactive computer simulation software that presents " SIMon " , a realistic virtual child with whom novice tutors can learn and practise DTT techniques . Experiments 1 and 2 exposed groups of participants either to DTkid training or to a control task . Participants in the former groups demonstrated significantly greater procedural and declarative knowledge of DTT . Experiment 3 confirmed this finding , further demonstrating that observation of DTkid training trials alone was sufficient to enhance participants ' declarative and procedural knowledge of DTT . Results indicate that DTkid offers the potential for an effective means of teaching DTT skills to novice tutors of children with autism .
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Intervention_Physical
Discrete-trial training
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Intervention_Educational
DTkid training
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Intervention_Control
control task
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Intervention_Physical
DTkid training
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Outcome_Mental
procedural and declarative knowledge of DTT
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Outcome_Mental
declarative and procedural knowledge
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Condition
novice tutors
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism