Assessing the Acquisition of Incidental Information by Secondary-Age Students with Mental Retardation: Comparison of Response Prompting Strategies.

Gast, David L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ432869

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Assessing the Acquisition of Incidental Information by Secondary-Age Students with Mental Retardation: Comparison of Response Prompting Strategies.

Gast, David L.; And Others

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v96 n1 p63-80 Jul 1991

This study, involving four secondary-age students with moderate to severe mental retardation, found that four response prompting conditions (progressive time delay and the system of least prompts, both with and without a descriptive consequent event) were effective in teaching reading of recipe words with similar efficiency and maintenance. (JDD)

Descriptors: Efficiency, Incidental Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Maintenance, Moderate Mental Retardation, Prompting, Secondary Education, Severe Mental Retardation, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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