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Strand, S. C.; Morris, R. C. – Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 1986
Efficiency of three discrimination training procedures was compared for 21 mentally handicapped children. Results showed that two programmed techniques (graded stimulus and prompt fading) did not differ significantly, but both were significantly superior to trial-and-error learning. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedStrand, Steve C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This study found that teachers' ratings of their 8 severely mentally handicapped pupils' (ages 9-18) classroom behavior were correlated with children's performance on a discrimination learning task. The factors of attention/distractibility and responsivity to consequences correlated significantly with number of errors and number of trials to…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Tempo
