NCJ Number
127706
Journal
Journal of Correctional Education Volume: 41 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1990) Pages: 186-190
Date Published
1990
Length
5 pages
Annotation
The benefits of using and the theory behind SNAP, Smart Needs Assessment Program, are discussed in an effort to provide special education inservice related to specific learning or behavior problems in their classes for correctional teachers.
Abstract
SNAP is a micro-computer based expert system developed by researchers at the Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth at the University of Maryland. It is specifically designed to train mainstream teachers in special education and provides assistance to teachers in clarifying and solving problems they face in the classroom. Teachers identify problem situations and access recommended teaching techniques in the areas of behavior strategies and teaching/learning strategies. An expert or consulting teacher could use SNAP in inservice training as an additional source of training information; it is not intended to replace human trainers. 1 table, 3 figures, and 21 references