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Larsen, Lawrence A. – New Outlook Blind, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Multiple Disabilities, Reinforcement
Gable, Robert A.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1978
In order to maximize the development and generalization of social responses of two severely retarded, multihandicapped children (10 and 11 years old) and their classroom peers, a continuous observation system was used to select target responses. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Observation Techniques, Evaluation, Generalization
Mudford, Oliver C. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
Review of claims for the effectiveness of the gentle teaching philosophy with people having severe problem behaviors and mental retardation finds that the methods were unsuccessful with seven of nine individuals. Although more research is needed, the review suggests that gentle teaching cannot be considered an ethically defensible treatment…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Educational Methods, Educational Philosophy
