The Effects of Preference for Objects and Repeated Measures upon the Assessed Level of Object Permanence and Means/Ends Ability in Severely Handicapped Students.

Karlan, George R.

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ERIC Number: EJ234309

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Publication Date: 1980

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The Effects of Preference for Objects and Repeated Measures upon the Assessed Level of Object Permanence and Means/Ends Ability in Severely Handicapped Students.

Karlan, George R.

Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), v5 n2 p174-93 Sum 1980

Findings indicated that (1) stable preference measures could be obtained, (2) high preference objects resulted in higher motivation to perform and hence higher levels on each scale, (3) performance of this population is not stable, and (4) ordinality was violated in nearly 20 percent of the administrations of the scales. (Author)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Research, Object Manipulation, Object Permanence, Severe Disabilities, Testing Problems, Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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