
ERIC Number: EJ601407
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Effects of Multimedia Instruction on Teaching Functional Discrimination Skills to Students with Moderate/Severe Intellectual Disabilities.
Langone, John; Shade, Jill; Clees, Tom J.; Day, Tonya
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v46 n4 p493-513 Dec 1999
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a multimedia computer-based instructional program with four middle school students with moderate/severe mental retardation in establishing match-to-sample skills and generalizing those skills to the natural setting (a grocery store). In vivo probes found mean and median duration to find target items decreased and number of items found increased. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Computer Assisted Instruction, Consumer Education, Daily Living Skills, Discrimination Learning, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Moderate Mental Retardation, Multimedia Instruction, Severe Mental Retardation, Training Methods, Visual Discrimination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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