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Avendano, Sarah M.; Cho, Eunsoo – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
Parent involvement in a child's education has been demonstrated to increase child maintenance and generalization of skills taught in early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) settings to their home environments, improve parent-child relationships, and decrease parent stress. Parent coaching is a way to support parents' development of…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Stress Variables, Parent Teacher Cooperation
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Shepard, Roger N. – Science, 1987
Describes the establishment of a psychological space for any set of stimuli by determining metric distances between the stimuli with the probability that a response learned for a stimulus will generalize to the other. (Author/TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Conditioning, Generalization, Higher Education
Kaczmarek, Louise A. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1990
This article presents a matrix model to train individuals with severe handicaps to use language skills in spontaneous language situations. The model takes into account listener preparatory behaviors and contextual variables. The model suggests procedures for efficient training for generalization. (DB)
Descriptors: Generalization, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition, Models
Gelzheiser, Lynn M. – 1986
This report discusses four different types of instruction which enable learning disabled or low achieving students to learn well enough to transfer the skill to a novel situation. After asserting that generalization depends on systematic instruction, the paper describes the four procedures: (1) teacher-directed generalization; (2) direct…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Learning Disabilities
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McIntyre, Susan B.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1991
The "count-by" technique of multiplication was taught to a fourth grade student with learning disabilities. The student learned to count by numbers not typically taught (e.g., fours, sevens, and eights). The method resulted in substantial increases in correct multiplications performed per minute, which were maintained and generalized to…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Case Studies, Computation, Elementary Education
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Donnellan, Anne M.; Mirenda, Patricia L. – Journal of Special Education, 1983
The author presents a model comprised of target behavior, stimulus, e.g., contingency, and instructional process, which may affect generalization with severely handicapped students. The literature relating to each component is summarized, and empirically validated suggestions for implementation are offered. (MC)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Locke, Evelyn T.; Abbey, David E. – Academic Therapy, 1989
The article describes a two-year learning strategies program for ninth and tenth grade learning-disabled students which involves four tutorial periods and four learning strategy classes per week, and team teaching of strategy development in mainstream classes. The program has fostered independence and generalization of learned strategies to…
Descriptors: Generalization, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
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Schmidt, John L.; And Others – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
The study designed and validated an instructional sequence to promote the generalization of learning strategies to improve written expression acquired in remedial settings to mainstream settings. The article delineates elements necessary to promote generalization of skills with learning disabled populations. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Callaway, Rolland – 1984
During the 1960s and early 1970s two educational movements were the evolution of the middle school and the structures of disciplines approach to social studies. These movements involved school organization, curriculum development, and methodologies incorporating the inquiry or conceptual approach. Learners had trouble with the conceptual approach,…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Generalization, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Giere, Sheila; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1989
A functional program including planning, shopping, purchasing, and meal preparation was developed which used a photographic format (to minimize reading) and budget guide. Trial with eight young adults whose disabilities ranged from mild to severe indicated that nonreading individuals could learn all aspects of meal preparation. Skills also…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Cooking Instruction, Daily Living Skills, Generalization
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Beckman, Pat; Weller, Carol – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
The article describes the Consolidated Method for Independent Learners (CMIL) which is based on schema theory and is designed to develop self efficacy, teach learning strategies, and foster generalization skills in learning-disabled and other handicapped children. (DB)
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Learning Disabilities
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Wansart, William L. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
The paper describes four categories of experience that help elementary students with learning disabilities in a writing process classroom. They are: (1) a sense of a community of learners, (2) control of one's writing, (3) collaborative and independent problem solving, (4) opportunities for generalization and transfer of learning. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Generalization
Montgomery, Diane – Gifted Education International, 2001
This article considers the curriculum needs of academically gifted students from a British perspective. It discusses issues of learning transfer, learning needs, and developing educational services. It also proposes a cognitively challenging curriculum and teaching methods that can be implemented in an inclusive classroom setting. A pyramid of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Principles
Sandieson, Robert – 1991
This study addressed the problem of promoting generalization of knowledge in people with mental handicaps, by presenting an approach based on the idea that certain cognitive representations of strategies and related concepts are common to solving a wide variety of problems. The surface context of these problems may vary considerably, but all will…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness
McDonnell, John – 1987
The final report describes activities of the Improving Community-Based Instruction Project, which conducted research to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of training in community settings with individuals with severe disabilities. Three areas of research were undertaken: (1) studies of the influence of the location of instruction on the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
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