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A Comparison of Backward and Concurrent Chaining Strategies in Teaching Community Skills.
McDonnell, John; Laughlin, Brent – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1989
The study with four adults with moderate and severe mental handicaps found that both backward and concurrent chaining training strategies were equally effective in teaching use of a fast food restaurant and a supermarket. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Daily Living Skills, Instructional Effectiveness, Moderate Mental Retardation
Community-Referenced Activities: Implications for Establishing Stimulus Control.
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Browder, Diane M.; Schoen, Sharon F. – Mental Retardation, 1989
The characteristics of the skill clusters involved in community living response chains were studied, focusing on the length of the chain, the response classes contained in the chain, and the implicit variations within the chain. Instruction of response chains can be enhanced through consideration of the stimulus control strategies used.…
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Daily Living Skills, Responses, Severe Disabilities
Using the Interrupted Behavior Chain Strategy To Teach Initial Communication Skills to Students with Severe Disabilities.
Hunt, Pam; Goetz, Lori – 1987
The handbook describes a method of teaching communication skills to students with severe disabilities (severely and profoundly retarded, trainable mentally retarded, autistic, deaf blind, and severely multihandicapped). In the interrupted behavior chain procedure, a routinized activity in a natural setting is interrupted and the child is taught to…
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills
Teaching First-Aid Skills to Students with Moderate Handicaps in Small Group Instruction.
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Gast, David L.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1992
Task analysis and backward chaining were used to teach four young adults with moderate mental disabilities basic first aid skills for simulated cuts, burns, and insect bites. Following training, students were able to apply skills to a nonhandicapped peer. Maintenance probes at 1 to 18 weeks posttraining indicated mixed results. Social validation…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Chaining, First Aid, Instructional Effectiveness
Constant Time Delay with Chained Tasks: A Review of the Literature.
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Schuster, John W.; Morse, Timothy E.; Ault, Melinda Jones; Doyle, Patricia Munson; Crawford, Mindy R.; Wolery, Mark – Education and Treatment of Children, 1998
A review of 20 research studies on the use of constant time delay in teaching chained tasks is analyzed in regard to demographic variables (participants, settings), procedural variables (probe format, delay sessions), outcome measures (effectiveness, generalization), and methodological adequacy (dependent and independent variable reliability). (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Demography, Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness