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The Effects of Metacognitive Strategy Training on the Acquisition and Generalization of Social Skills.
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Rosenthal-Malek, Andrea L.; Yoshida, Roland K. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Children (n=27; ages 9-14) with moderate mental retardation received social skills training using a formal or informal metacognitive strategy approach. Both approaches resulted in acquisition of targeted skills and generalization to another setting. Subjects outperformed chronological age peers and scored as well as mental age peers. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Generalization, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Strategies
Providing an AIDS Education and Skills Training Program to Persons with Mild Developmental Disabilities.
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Scotti, Joseph R.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study of 13 individuals (ages 15-37) with mental retardation evaluated the effectiveness of an education and skills training program to reduce risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in people with mental retardation. Results indicated an increase in HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk-reduction skills. Recommendations for skill maintenance…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Adults, Educational Strategies
Social Competence and Social Skills Training for Persons with Mental Retardation: An Expansion of a Behavioral Paradigm.
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Gumpel, Tom – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Social skills training practices for persons with mental retardation are summarized, along with reasons for their lack of maintenance and generalization. A cognitive-behavioral definition and model of social competence and social skills are described, which unify social learning concepts with recent research and practice and focus on their utility…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Definitions, Generalization
The Effects of Stimulus Modification on Putting Accuracy for Adults with Severe or Profound Mental Retardation.
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Bolton, Jenifer L.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This study found that, following a systematic fading of putting guides, three adults with severe/profound mental retardation increased accuracy in making putts during posttraining assessments on a practice green. Results also maintained at, or increased above, posttraining levels at a two-week maintenance check and were generalized to a local golf…
Descriptors: Adults, Generalization, Golf, Lifetime Sports
General Case Training of Requesting: A Demonstration and Analysis.
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Romer, Lyle T.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Four adults with moderate/severe disabilities were taught to request objects by using the manual signs "want" or "please" plus an object label sign, within the context of familiar activities in which needed objects were missing. All participants acquired a generic requesting response, and three acquired an explicit requesting…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Generalization
An Analysis of Acquisition, Generalization and Maintenance of Systematic Instruction Competencies by Preservice Teachers Using Behavioral Supervision Techniques.
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O'Reilly, Mark F.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Two preservice teachers working with middle school students with severe disabilities participated in this study of the acquisition, generalization, and maintenance of skills relating to use of positive consequences and instructional prompts. Results indicated that immediate feedback was more effective than delayed feedback, skills were maintained…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Generalization, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades