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ERIC Number: EJ445804
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1042-9859
Using Timers and Lap Counters to Promote Self-Management of Independent Exercise in Adolescents with Mental Retardation.
Ellis, David N.; And Others
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v27 n1 p51-59 Mar 1992
Five students (ages 10-18) with moderate and severe mental retardation were taught to exercise for a prescribed period of time or distance using a digital kitchen timer and an adapted lap counter. Results are discussed in terms of self-managed exercise programs for this population as well as other tasks requiring time management. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Exercise, Moderate Mental Retardation, Self Care Skills, Self Control, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Severe Mental Retardation, Time Management, Time on Task
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Self Management