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ERIC Number: EJ477650
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-9859
The Effect of Response Delay on Correct Responding to Instructions during Communicative Gesture Training.
Duker, Pieter C.; And Others
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v28 n4 p327-32 Dec 1993
This study assessed the differential effectiveness of two types of response delays on correct responding (with communicative gestures) by three individuals with severe mental handicaps to training instructions. Results showed that response delay was effective in increasing the number of correct responses in two of the three individuals. (DB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Instructional Effectiveness, Patterned Responses, Performance Factors, Reaction Time, Responses, Severe Mental Retardation, Skill Development, Time Factors (Learning), Training Methods, Wait Time
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Time Delay