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Peer reviewedSchepis, Maureen M.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1987
Four severely retarded females participated in a group instruction program involving designated trainer roles and both individual-directed and total group-directed procedures. Participants acquired the skills of stamping addresses on envelopes, successfully generalized the skill across an untrained type of envelope, and maintained the skill over…
Descriptors: Adults, Females, Generalization, Job Skills
Download full textHughes, Carolyn; Rusch, Frank R. – 1989
Two adults (ages 37 and 57) with severe mental retardation in a supported employment setting (a janatorial supply company) were taught to use self-instruction in combination with multiple exemplar training to solve work-related problems. The combined strategy resulted in generalization to nontrained problems.The use of the strategy to promote…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Generalization
