ERIC Number: EJ1357369
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-2154-1647
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Using Mnemonics, Remote Coaching, and the Range-Bound Changing Criterion Design to Teach College Students with IDD to Make Employment Decisions
Brady, Michael P.; Kearney, Kelly B.; Downey, Angelica; Torres, Ayse; McDougall, Dennis
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v57 n3 p303-319 Sep 2022
Adults with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) increasingly are accessing inclusive college programs to gain academic and employment preparation for future community living. Decision-making and self-determination are two inter-related skills taught in these programs. In this study, we investigated an intervention that combined remote audio coaching (RAC) and a mnemonic strategy to teach employment decision-making skills to three college students with IDD. We evaluated the intervention using the range-bound changing criterion design to assess students' stepwise progress. All students substantially increased their employment decision-making skills, generalized those skills to a novel job coach who was not part of the intervention, and maintained the skills after the intervention was removed. We discuss implications of the procedures and results of this decision-making intervention, as well as the goodness-of-fit of the experimental design for evaluating controlled, gradual skill increases.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, College Students, Coaching (Performance), Educational Technology, Mnemonics, Teaching Methods, Decision Making, Skill Development, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Employment, Technology Uses in Education
Division on Autism and 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.daddcec.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
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