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Direct linkKorba, Jarrah; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Golden, Adrienne K.; Nuhring, Kate – Journal of Early Intervention, 2022
A multiple probe design across participants was used to evaluate the effectiveness of progressive time delay (PTD) during small group instruction to teach social problem-solving to preschoolers and to assess generalization to novel contexts. PTD was used to teach children to both name and use a variety of problem-solving solutions. Target…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Preschool Children, Problem Solving, Small Group Instruction
Karnes, Merle B.; Johnson, Lawrence J.; Beauchamp, Karen D. F. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2005
This manuscript reports on a preliminary study to examine the effect of teaching problem-solving skills on the task persistence of handicapped preschool children. Ten mildly handicapped children completed a series of lessons in which they were taught to use problem-solving strategies to complete fine motor tasks. Both qualitative and quantitative…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Time on Task, Disabilities, Preschool Children
Peer reviewedKarnes, Merle B.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989
Ten mildly handicapped preschool children were taught to use problem-solving strategies to complete fine motor tasks. Qualitative and quantitative data indicated that the intervention had a positive impact on the task persistence of some children and that some children became more systematic in their approach to solving tasks. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Intervention, Learning Strategies, Mild Disabilities, Persistence
Young, Jessica Mercer; Hauser-Cram, Penny – Journal of Early Intervention, 2006
This study examined mother-child interaction as a predictor of mastery motivation (i.e., persistence on a problem-posing task) in 3-year-old children who were born premature and had either motor impairment or developmental delay (n = 34). Two aspects of mother-child interaction were hypothesized to predict for mastery motivation: response to…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Predictor Variables, Motivation
Peer reviewedMcWilliam, P. J.; Snyder, Patricia – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
A study investigated the effectiveness of the Case Method of Instruction (CMI) on 67 graduate students taking an interdisciplinary course on families. After instruction, students not only possessed important knowledge related to working with families, but could also apply the problem-solving process used in CMI to a novel case. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Disabilities, Family Needs, Family Programs
Peer reviewedSinger, George H. S.; Marquis, Janet; Powers, Laurie K.; Blanchard, Lynn; Divenere, Nancy; Santelli, Betsy; Ainbinder, Judith G.; Sharp, Michael – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
A study evaluated Parent to Parent mentoring programs in five states. The 56 parents who participated in the program showed statistically significant positive gains on measures of coping, attitude, and progress on addressing problems compared to 72 controls. A qualitative study provided insight into what makes the program work. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Children, Coping
