ERIC Number: EJ1462187
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
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Bon Appétit: Acquiring Food Preparation Skills via Virtual Simulation
Emily C. Bouck; Laura Norwine; Holly M. Long; Larissa Jakubow; James Nuse
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v60 n1 p86-99 2025
Life skills represent important skills needed for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Technology, including immersive and non-immersive virtual reality, presents options to support the acquisition and maintenance of life skills for students with IDD. In this study, researchers examined a non-immersive virtual simulation module for delivering life skills instruction to high school students with IDD, with particular attention on food preparation--making grilled cheese on a stove. In the single subject multiple probe study with three participants, the researchers found two main results: (a) a functional relation between the intervention--virtual simulations for delivering life skills instruction--and the dependent variable of independent accuracy in making a grilled cheese sandwich on a stove, and (b) students maintained high levels of accuracy in their targeted skill (i.e., making a grilled cheese on a stove) after instruction ended.
Descriptors: High School Students, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Computer Simulation, Foods Instruction, Cooking Instruction, Daily Living Skills, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Skill Development, Retention (Psychology), Instructional Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.daddcec.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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