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Peer reviewedBelfiore, Phillip J.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Two studies involving workers with moderate/severe mental retardation analyzed productivity rates on a seated assembly task and analyzed the most efficient means to remediate a custodial vacuuming task. A motion economy-based task design was more efficient than the site-based task design in terms of cleanliness, production rates, and reduction of…
Descriptors: Adults, Human Factors Engineering, Job Development, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedBelfiore, Phillip J.; Toro-Zambrana, Wanda – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
Principles of motion economy were assessed with two vocational tasks for two adults with severe to profound mental retardation. The motion economy-based task analysis was not superior in acquisition, but once each task was mastered, it enhanced fluency across both tasks for both participants. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Efficiency, Human Factors Engineering, Job Skills
