Graduation Year
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.S.
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
Degree Granting Department
Child and Family Studies
Major Professor
Sarah E. Bloom, PhD., BCBA-D
Committee Member
Raymond G. Miltenberger, PhD., BCBA-D
Committee Member
Andrew L. Samaha, PhD., BCBA-D
Keywords
feedback, Public Speaking
Abstract
Effects of three metronome modalities on speech rate were examined for three college students. Five conditions were tested for comparison of the effects of each modality. In the first phase of the multielement evaluation none of the modalities succeeded at decreasing the speech rate of the subjects to the target range. During the second phase, a modeling plus feedback component was implemented which successfully decreased the speech rate to the target range for each subject. In the post assessment the effects of the model and feedback component maintained for each subject. These findings may suggest that the use of a model and feedback may help speakers achieve an ideal speaking rate.
Scholar Commons Citation
Hand, Zachary Z., "Some Effects of Metronome Modality on Speech Rate" (2020). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/8210
