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Salend, Spencer J.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1989
The study's results showed that the self-instruction procedure used by four severely retarded adults led to improved vocational skills as indicated by increased work production rates and a concomitant decrease in the number of errors. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Instructional Effectiveness, Job Skills, Self Control
Kendall, Philip C. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
In response to Whitman, "Self-Regulation and Mental Retardation" (EC 222 812), the author suggests that model weaknesses include its emphasis on language and cognitive processes, the questionable validity of the effectiveness of self-instruction techniques with lower functioning persons, and the mixed evidence for training generalization…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Generalization, Language Skills, Mediation Theory
Whitman, Thomas L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
The author answers responses (EC 222 813-814) to his paper, "Self-Regulation and Mental Retardation" (EC 222 812). Research is encouraged into questions concerning the extent complex and independent adaptive behaviors can be taught to the retarded and the comparative effectiveness of verbal mediators or alternative approaches in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Psychology, Definitions, Generalization
