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Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to the Training of Intelligence in the Retarded.
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Sternberg, Robert J. – Journal of Special Education, 1981
The author reviews cognitive-behavioral approaches to the training of intelligence in the retarded. A proposed structure of intelligent behavior is presented that serves as the basis for classifying the intended foci of the various training programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Development, Intelligence, Mental Retardation
Can Intelligence Be Altered through Cognitive Training?
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Sabatino, David A.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1981
The authors caution that in neglecting to focus on cognitive training, special education may be denying the very ideology on which it is built. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Can Change in Intelligence Be Measured by Contemporary Techniques?
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Miller, Ted L.; Davis, Earl E. – Journal of Special Education, 1981
A brief review of these tests is provided, and it is concluded that the procedures possess a number of characteristics that make the evaluation of change in intelligence a tenuous proposition. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Evaluation Methods, Intellectual Development
The Individualized Curriculum Sequencing Model (I): Implications from Research on Massed, Distributed, or Spaced Trial Training.
Mulligan, Marilyn; And Others – Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), 1980
The effects of massed, distributed, and spaced trials sequencing on the learning of handicapped and nonhandicapped individuals for both cognitive and motor tasks are discussed. Implications for the application of the research findings to the classroom for the severely handicapped individual are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Learning
A Response to Cognitive Training.
O'Leary, Susan G. – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Teaching Exceptional Children to Use Cognitive Strategies, 1980
The author reviews the contributions of the previous authors (EC 124 952-960) who emphasized self-instruction, self-assessment, and the more complex problem solving cognitive skills in teaching exceptional children. (PHR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Self-Control: Methods for Child Training.
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Polsgrove, Lewis – Behavioral Disorders, 1979
The article reports results from field research on training exceptional children in methods of behavioral self-control--an effort that has developed from interest in the generalization and maintenance of behavior and from concerns raised by educational "humanists". (SBH)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to the Training of Intelligence in the Retarded.
Sternberg, Robert J. – 1979
The article reviews the cognitive behavioral approaches to the training of intelligence in the mentally retarded. A proposed structure of intelligent behavior is presented that serves as the basis for classifying the intended foci of the various training programs. Selected training programs are reviewed in terms of this classification. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Development, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Attentional Functioning and Relational Learning.
Soraci, S. A., Jr.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
Children with mental retardation are particularly prone to failure on relational tasks such as oddity and match-to-sample, suggesting a differential sensitivity to relational information. This paper reports on several studies in which characteristics of stimulus arrays were enhanced. Results demonstrated the theoretical and practical significance…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning
Academic Instruction and Cognitive Behavior Modification: The Need for Attack Strategy Training.
Lloyd, John – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Teaching Exceptional Children to Use Cognitive Strategies, 1980
The article reviews the research on cognitive behavior modification (CBM) training with exceptional learners and procedures which are similar to cognitive training. Areas covered include impulsive behavior, academic performance, and maintenance and transfer of training. (PHR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes