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Fligger, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Research suggests that high school aged individuals with developmental disabilities are at a higher likelihood of lacking the prosocial behaviors necessary for successful transition into post high school life and a work environment. Decreased vocational success often leads to increased likelihood of mental health issues for individuals with…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Pretests Posttests, Video Technology, Vocational Education
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Bartholomew, Audrey; Test, David W.; Cooke, Nancy L.; Cease-Cook, Jennifer – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Research has indicated students can learn both transition planning and a wide variety of academic skills; however, due to recent legislation and the widely adopted Common Core State Standards, transition planning skills are sometimes being de-emphasized in favor of academic instruction. This study used a multiple probe across participants design…
Descriptors: High School Students, Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disciplines, Autism
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Van Laarhoven, Toni; Winiarski, Lauren; Blood, Erika; Chan, Jeffrey M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
A modified pre/posttest control group design was used to measure the effectiveness of video modeling on the maintenance of vocational tasks for six students with autism spectrum disorder and/or developmental disabilities. Each student was assigned two vocational tasks at their employment settings and their independence with each task was measured…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Control Groups, Video Technology
Sobol, Elise S. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This research study was built upon findings in neuroscience of the brain's natural ability to physically change itself through cognitive modifiability by creating new pathways and neural connections. The purpose of the research was to investigate instructional music applications for improvement in basic math skills with students who are on the…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Mathematics Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Bartholomew, Audrey – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The study examined the effects of teaching presentation skills and post-school options to three high school students with developmental disabilities. While previous research has indicated students with learning disabilities can learn both academic and life skills within the same activity (Collins, Hager, & Galloway, 2011; Falkenstine, Collins,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Developmental Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
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Van Laarhoven, Toni; Zurita, Leslie M.; Johnson, Jesse W.; Grider, Katie M.; Grider, Kristin L. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
This study compared the effectiveness of self-, other-, and subjective-video models on teaching daily living skills to three individuals with developmental disabilities. Results indicated that all conditions were effective in promoting independent correct responding in both instructional and generalization settings and that the effects maintained…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Daily Living Skills, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
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Jimenez, Bree A.; Browder, Diane M.; Courtade, Ginevra R. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of systematic instruction with a concrete representation on the acquisition of an algebra skill for students with moderate developmental disabilities. Three high school students with moderate developmental disabilities participated in this study. A multiple probe across participants research…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Problem Solving, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
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Van Laarhoven, Toni; Van Laarhoven-Myers, Traci – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
This study compared the effectiveness of three different video-based instructional sequences, all used in conjunction with the system of least prompts, for teaching three different daily living skills to three young adults with developmental disabilities. The video-based instructional sequences (i.e., video rehearsal, video rehearsal plus photos,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Daily Living Skills
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Duquette, Cheryll; Stodel, Emma; Fullarton, Stephanie; Hagglund, Karras – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term that encompasses the various neurodevelopmental disorders experienced by individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure. FASD incorporates the terms Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), and Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND). Early studies showed that students with…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Young Adults, Adolescents