ERIC Number: EJ786534
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Mar
Pages: 9
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-1547-0350
Use of a Handheld Prompting System to Transition Independently through Vocational Tasks for Students with Moderate and Severe Intellectual Disabilities
Cihak, David F.; Kessler, Kelby; Alberto, Paul A.
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, v43 n1 p102-110 Mar 2008
The use of a handheld prompting system by four students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities to independently transition between an ordered chain of tasks was examined in a community vocational setting. Effectiveness of the handheld prompting system was assessed using a multiple-probe design across participants. Analysis of the data revealed that students successfully used the handheld system to increase independent transitions from task to task. Independent transitioning was maintained at a 100% level for up to nine weeks. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Prompting, Moderate Mental Retardation, Vocational Education, Stimuli, Computers, Adolescents, Job Skills, Task Analysis
Division on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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