Video modeling

In the field of education, video modeling (VM) is a mode of teaching that uses video recording and display equipment to provide the student with a visual model of the behaviors or of the skill to be learned.^[1] In video self-modeling (VSM), the student observes himself or herself successfully performing the behavior indicated in the video, and then imitates the demonstrated behavior. Video modeling teaches skills by way of observational learning, such as social skills, communication skills, and athletic skills; video modelling works in communicating with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).^[2] The theoretic roots of Video Modeling are in the social-learning work presented in the Principles of Behavior Modification (1969), by Albert Bandura, which confirm the human ability to learn through observation and modelling.^[3]