What term describes a learner who continues to require a prompt to initiate the response even after mastering the skill?

What term describes a learner who continues to require a prompt to initiate the response even after mastering the skill?

• A. Prompt fading
• B. Prompt dependency
• C. Least-to-most
• D. Most-to-least

Answer: (A)

Prompt dependency occurs when a learner still needs a prompt to initiate a response even after the skill is learned. This means independence hasn’t been established, and the cue to start the behavior relies on someone or something outside the learner. The aim of prompt fading is the opposite: gradually reduce prompts to help the learner initiate and perform the action on their own. Prompt strategies like least-to-most or most-to-least describe how prompts are arranged or varied during instruction, but they’re techniques for delivering prompts rather than the dependency itself. For example, a student can read a sentence aloud only after you say the first word; that pattern shows dependency on a prompt to start. The goal is to fade prompts so the student can initiate without external cues.

Prompt dependency occurs when a learner still needs a prompt to initiate a response even after the skill is learned. This means independence hasn’t been established, and the cue to start the behavior relies on someone or something outside the learner. The aim of prompt fading is the opposite: gradually reduce prompts to help the learner initiate and perform the action on their own. Prompt strategies like least-to-most or most-to-least describe how prompts are arranged or varied during instruction, but they’re techniques for delivering prompts rather than the dependency itself. For example, a student can read a sentence aloud only after you say the first word; that pattern shows dependency on a prompt to start. The goal is to fade prompts so the student can initiate without external cues.