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ERIC Number: EJ643083
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Heller, Kathryn W.Preference Variability and the Instruction of Choice Making with Students with Severe Intellectual Disabilities.
Stafford, Alison M.; Alberto, Paul A.; Fredrick, Laura D.; Heflin, L. Juane
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v37 n1 p70-88 Mar 2002
A sequence of choice levels was implemented using constant time delay to teach choice making to five children with severe intellectual disabilities. Evaluation indicated that both the specific sequence of choice levels and constant time delay were effective in teaching these students to make choices. It also found that individual preferences varied on a weekly basis. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Personal Autonomy, Severe Mental Retardation, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Choice Behavior; Preference Patterns; Time Delay