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ERIC Number: EJ212500
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Oct
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1237
Use of Goal Setting Procedures in Increasing Task Assembly Rate of Severely Retarded Workers.
And Others; Flexer, Robert W.
Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, v14 n3 p177-84 Oct 1979
The effects on production rates of three variations of a goal setting procedure were compared using 14 severely retarded young adults. Variations included long-range goal, long-range goal plus session goals and contingent praise for session goals, and long-range goal and contingent bonus for session goals. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Goal Orientation, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Productivity, Severe Mental Retardation, Social Reinforcement, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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