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ERIC Number: EJ643081
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Effects of Goal Setting on Task Performance of Persons with Mental Retardation.
Copeland, Susan R.; Hughes, Carolyn
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v37 n1 p40-54 Mar 2002
A review of empirical investigations of effects of goal setting on task performance of persons with mental retardation found that use of goal setting strategies, in conjunction with other instructional strategies, was associated with increased rate or accuracy of performance of both children and adults with mild to severe mental retardation. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Goal Orientation, Mental Retardation, Performance Factors, Severity (of Disability)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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