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Comparison of Computer Based Instruction to Behavior Skills Training for Teaching Staff Implementation of Discrete-Trial Instruction with an Adult with Autism
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Nosik, Melissa R.; Williams, W. Larry; Garrido, Natalia; Lee, Sarah – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
In the current study, behavior skills training (BST) is compared to a computer based training package for teaching discrete trial instruction to staff, teaching an adult with autism. The computer based training package consisted of instructions, video modeling and feedback. BST consisted of instructions, modeling, rehearsal and feedback. Following…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Autism, Feedback (Response), Video Technology
Effects of Hypermedia Instruction on Declarative, Conditional and Procedural Knowledge in ADHD Students
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Fabio, Rosa Angela; Antonietti, Alessandro – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Two groups of students aged between 12 and 14 years--27 with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 28 with both ADHD and learning problems--were compared to a sample of 29 typically developing students in terms of the acquisition and retention of declarative, conditional and procedural knowledge either in a hypermedia learning or in…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Special Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Adolescents
The Performance of Mouse Pointing and Selecting for Pupils with and without Intellectual Disabilities
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Lin, Yun-Lung; Chen, Ming-Chung; Chang, Yun-Ting; Yeh, Chih-Ching; Meng, Ling-Fu – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of mouse pointing and selecting in the tasks with different index of difficulty between 20 pupils with intellectual disabilities and 21 pupils without disabilities. A mouse proficiency assessment software was utilized to collect data. Pupils with intellectual disabilities executed tasks more…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Special Needs Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education
A Comparison of Two Strategies of Sight Word Instruction in Children with Mental Disability
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Van der Bijl, Corne; Alant, Erna; Lloyd, Lyle – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The aim of this research study was to compare two strategies of sight word instruction in children attending a school for learners with moderate to severe mental disability, namely modified orthography (MO) and modified orthography where an association was made between the modification and the traditional orthography (MO/TO) together with a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Children
Sight Word Reading in Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Comparison of Paired Associate and Picture-to-Text Matching Instruction
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Fossett, Brenda; Mirenda, Pat – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Numerous instructional techniques have been used to teach sight word reading skills to individuals with developmental disabilities. The results of research incorporating paired associate instruction, in which familiar pictures are paired with unknown print stimuli, suggest that pictures ''block'' (i.e., interfere with) learners' ability to…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Children, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods
Teaching Social Skills to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparison of External Control and Problem-Solving Interventions
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O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Donoghue, Deirdre; Lacey, Claire; Edrisinha, Chaturi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
We compared the effectiveness of a problem-solving and an external control intervention to teach social skills to five adults with mild intellectual disabilities. The social skills of ''responding to corrective feedback'' and ''managing conflict'' were targeted for intervention. Each participant received the problem-solving intervention with one…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Problem Solving, Mild Mental Retardation, Adults