ERIC Number: EJ754140
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec
Pages: 9
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 26
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1547-0350
Teaching Social Problem Solving to Individuals with Mental Retardation
Crites, Steven A.; Dunn, Caroline
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, v39 n4 p301-309 Dec 2004
The purpose of this study was to determine effectiveness of a problem-solving curriculum for transition-age students with mental retardation. The interactive training program Solving Your Problems (Browning, n.d.) was used to teach a five-step process for solving problems. Results indicate participants in the training group were able to use the five-step problem solving process to solve problem situations. Additionally, members of the training group scored higher than those in the control group on a problem-solving curriculum measure and were able to generate more alternative solutions to novel problem situations. There was some evidence of generalization of the five-step process to novel problem situations. Participant feedback on training was positive. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Social Problems, Generalization, Transfer of Training, Mental Retardation, Problem Solving, Special Education, High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence, Comparative Analysis
Division on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, PO Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
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