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Strand, S. C.; Morris, R. C. – Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 1986
Efficiency of three discrimination training procedures was compared for 21 mentally handicapped children. Results showed that two programmed techniques (graded stimulus and prompt fading) did not differ significantly, but both were significantly superior to trial-and-error learning. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Mental Retardation
Smithy-Willis, Deborah; And Others – Educational Computer, 1982
Describes a study in which preschool children, enrolled in a Head Start Program in Texas, tested computer-assisted instruction facilitating visual discrimination. The study, in which a TRS-80 Model III displayed alphabetical characters, showed that four-year-olds are able to learn simple visual discrimination tasks from a computer. (JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged Youth, Discrimination Learning, Educational Research
