ERIC Number: EJ957049
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 17
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Effects of Fluency versus Accuracy Training on Endurance and Retention of Assembly Tasks by Four Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
Lee, Gabrielle T.; Singer-Dudek, Jessica
Journal of Behavioral Education, v21 n1 p1-17 Mar 2012
Schools are increasingly being encouraged to teach vocational skills to middle and high school students. Although extensive research exists demonstrating the benefits of fluency instruction when teaching academic skills to this population of students, few studies have examined the importance of fluency training when teaching vocational skills. Using an alternating treatments design, the present study examined the effects of fluency versus accuracy training on 4 students' fluency in completing 2 vocational tasks. Following the training phase, students completed each task during 20- and 40-min work sessions to assess endurance and retention of the trained skills. Overall, results suggest that the fluency condition produced greater work productivity.
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Adolescents, Task Analysis, Research, Middle Schools, High Schools, Secondary School Students, High School Students, Vocational Education, Retention (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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