Using Self-Management Strategies to Increase the Production Rates of Workers with Severe Handicaps.

Moore, Stephen C.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ403869

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Using Self-Management Strategies to Increase the Production Rates of Workers with Severe Handicaps.

Moore, Stephen C.; And Others

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v24 n4 p324-32 Dec 1989

The investigation assessed effects of a self-management training program on the production rates of four severely mentally retarded workers. The program comprised self-instructions, goal setting, and self-reinforcement. Results indicated that the program substantially improved the production rates for all workers for up to three months. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Job Skills, Job Training, Mediation Theory, Productivity, Reinforcement, Self Control, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Severe Mental Retardation, Training Methods, Verbal Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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