Evaluating a Web‐Based Training to Teach Behavior Analysis Students to Implement Behavioral Skills Training
A short web module lets most students run BST at a large share fidelity; a five-minute feedback call fixes the rest.
01Research in Context
What this study did
Gray et al. (2026) built a 30-minute web module that shows how to run behavioral skills training.
They tested it with three behavior-analysis graduate students who had never run BST before.
The students watched the module, then tried to teach a confederate a simple task while the researchers scored their fidelity.
What they found
One student hit a large share fidelity right after the module and stayed there.
The other two scored near a large share at first; a quick five-minute Zoom feedback lifted both to a large share.
All three kept the skill one week later with no extra help.
How this fits with other research
Geurts et al. (2008) got staff to a large share fidelity with one in-person BST session plus feedback. Gray’s web module gives the same punch without a live trainer, saving time and travel.
Chovet Santa Cruz et al. (2024) used live Zoom coaching to teach kids online safety. Gray shows a self-paced video can work for adults learning to deliver BST, not just for children learning safety.
Maguire et al. (2022) blended remote BST with later feedback to reach a large share COVID-protocol fidelity. Gray confirms that a light feedback booster is still needed for some learners, even when the first pass is online.
Why it matters
You can assign the module as pre-work before practicum. Most students will come in at mastery; the few who don’t need only five minutes of feedback, not a full retrain. This frees supervisor time while keeping quality high.
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02At a glance
03Original abstract
ABSTRACT Researchers have found that behavioral skills training (BST) is often effective for teaching safety skills to children and adults with and without developmental disabilities. Nonetheless, BST often requires substantial time from trained behavior analysts to implement with fidelity. Trainee‐implemented BST may allow many children to access high‐quality safety skills training while not requiring the presence of a behavior analyst. A web‐based module may be a cost‐effective and easily accessible option for parents, teachers, or Registered Behavior Technicians to teach children these safety skills. The researchers used a nonconcurrent multiple baseline across participants design to evaluate the effectiveness of a web‐based training to teach behavior analysis students to implement BST to teach medication safety skills to children with developmental disabilities. The web‐based training increased treatment fidelity of one student up to at least 90% fidelity across three consecutive sessions, while two other participants required feedback to reach mastery criterion.
Behavioral Interventions, 2026 · doi:10.1002/bin.70089