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Hughes, Carolyn – 1985
Effects of a self-instructional training procedure on the on-task behavior of four mentally retarded young adults in a sheltered workshop were investigated using a multiple-baseline design across subjects. The subjects chosen had been identified as demonstrating a high incidence of off-task behavior for small assembly tasks such as stamping and…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Modification, Generalization, Job Performance
Coyne, Nancy M.; Dwyer, Mary L.; Kennedy, Marianne; Petter, Nancy M. – 2000
This action research project investigated the effects of music on the behavior and performance of students (ages 3-21) with multiple disabilities, mental retardation, or severe mental retardation in four self-contained special education classrooms. The teacher researchers involved in the study made no assumptions with regard to the outcomes. It…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education