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The purpose of this study was to provide information about small group instruction and observational learning procedure being conducted in small group instruction. In the present study firstly, information regarding small group instruction and the steps to be followed were presented. The steps related to small group instruction are determining the number of participants in the group, deciding the target skills to be taught, determining the teaching method to be used, planning the trials in the sessions, determining the discriminative stimulus, deciding how to respond to the reactions of the participants in the group, determining the individual or group criterion, presenting the instruction and determining the effectiveness. Afterwards, descriptions about the theoretical background of observational learning were provided and how can observational learning be conducted within small group instruction was mentioned. In the present study, research studies in which discrete behaviors were taught within small group arrangement in the recent years were selected. In the studies examined, it was mentioned that individuals with various kinds of disabilities with different ages could both acquire their own target behaviors as well as other individuals’ target behaviors in the group by observing within small group instruction arrangement. In the present study, results of related studies were shared and suggestions for the implementers were provided.

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