Number-Comparison Learning by Children Classified as Mentally Retarded.

Baroody, Arthur J.

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ERIC Number: EJ370383

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Number-Comparison Learning by Children Classified as Mentally Retarded.

Baroody, Arthur J.

American Journal of Mental Retardation, v92 n5 p461-71 Mar 1988

A training experiment with 22 retarded children (IQs from 34 to 74) found that training on a general magnitude comparison rule for numbers 1-10 resulted in experimental subjects significantly outperforming control subjects on both immediate and delayed posttests with some evidence of transfer of training. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Instructional Effectiveness, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Number Concepts, Training Methods, Transfer of Training

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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