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Estevez, Angeles F.; Fuentes, Luis J.; Overmier, J. Bruce; Gonzalez, Carmen – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2003
In this study, 24 individuals (ages 6-37) with down syndrome had to learn a symbolic conditional discrimination task. Participants showed better terminal accuracy and faster learning of the task when the alternative correct responses were each followed by unique different outcomes than when nondifferential outcomes were arranged. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Contingency Management, Discrimination Learning
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LaVigna, Gary W. – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1977
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Houston, Debby; Thomas, Jan – 2003
This report summarizes the results of research studies on instructional practices that significantly affect the cognitive, language, or mental abilities of students with disabilities. The investigation reviewed current research on instruction of students with moderate disabilities and sought to identify effective instructional practices. The steps…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Computer Assisted Instruction, Contingency Management