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Peer reviewedWacker, David P.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1989
Two moderately retarded adolescents received instruction on peer-training skills to teach a vocational task to classmates; subsequently, one peer trainer taught three peers to complete a complex vocational task. Results indicated that peer training can be an effective instructional procedure, with generalization occurring for both the trainers and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Generalization, Job Skills, Junior High Schools
