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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Self-Management Procedures: A Comparison across the Autism Spectrum
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Southall, Candice M.; Gast, David L. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have difficulty generalizing learned behavior to varied environments with independence. This review of 24 empirical studies compares self-management as a systematic procedure for modifying one's own behavior, to increase target behaviors in students with either autistic disorder (AD) or…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
Effectiveness of Video Modeling to Teach "iPod" Use to Students with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
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Hammond, Diana L.; Whatley, Abigail D.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Gast, David L. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the effects of video modeling delivered via computer on accurate and independent use of an iPod by three participants with moderate intellectual disabilities. In the context of combined multiple probes across participants and replicated across tasks, three female middle school students learned to…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Moderate Mental Retardation, Middle School Students, Assistive Technology
Evaluation of a Personal Digital Assistant as a Self-Prompting Device for Increasing Multi-Step Task Completion by Students with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
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Mechling, Linda C.; Gast, David L.; Seid, Nicole H. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the use of a personal digital assistant (PDA), with picture, auditory, and video prompts, would serve as a portable self-prompting device to facilitate independent task performance by high school age students with moderate intellectual disabilities. A multiple probe design was used across three…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Moderate Mental Retardation, Prompting, Handheld Devices
Descriptive Analysis of Single Subject Research Designs: 1983-2007
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Hammond, Diana; Gast, David L. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Single subject research methodology is commonly used and cited in special education courses and journals. This article reviews the types of single subject research designs published in eight refereed journals between 1983 and 2007 used to answer applied research questions. Single subject designs were categorized as withdrawal/reversal, time…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Sampling, Research Design, Special Education