| dc.description.abstract | Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) is a holistic approach to parenting intended for parents and professionals working with children from "hard places," like foster children or adopted children. TCU's Institute of Child Development frequently holds week-long TBRI® training sessions for hundreds of adults in a variety of settings, including children's camps, family camps, home programs, and residential treatment facilities. The primary inspiration for this study was the question, "How can we best educate individuals on the TBRI® parenting model?" One reliable finding in the literature on learning and memory is the testing effect. In this experiment, three groups of college students learned the same basic outline of TBRI® in the first phase. In the second phase, each group is exposed to a different form of learning. The first group reads an expanded academic article of the initial TBRI® outline. The second group reads scenarios of parents and professionals using TBRI® and reads questions about the scenarios with the answer clearly marked. The third group- the testing effect groups- reads the same scenarios and questions as the second, but they also attempt to answer the questions and receive feedback about their answers. In the final test phase, all groups watch four videos of professionals using TBRI® with children and answer questions about the videos. Results suggest a difference between the third group and the other two groups. Additional subjective measures, such as enjoyment and confidence paint a richer picture of each group's experience. The implications of these results will be discussed. | |
