Moderate Intellectual Disabilities And Technology Paperback

Geraldine Perez

Educators of students with more severe intellectual disabilities face a significant challenge in preparing their students while in school to function, acquire, and maintain skills that would facilitate successful performance and transition to the workforce. This research investigated effectiveness/efficiency of three schedules in skill acquisition and generalization of two-way radio usage to report task completion by students with moderate intellectual disabilities. The schedules were: community-based instruction(CBI), community based instruction plus simulated instruction in the classroom(CBISC)and simulated instruction in the classroom(SICO). Nine students with moderate intellectual disabilities were taught to use a two-way radio. The results revealed that CBI schedule was the overall most efficient schedule for skill acquisition. The second most efficient was the CBISC and the least efficient was SICO. Based on Mean scores, learning efficiency appeared to be greater for the CBI and CBISC participants. For generalization, the CBISC appeared to be the most effective followed by SICO. CBI schedule appeared to be the least effective for skill generalization

9783639131970

English

VDM Verlag

17-Mar-09

128

Geraldine Perez-Turner, Ph.D.: Exceptional Student Education, Severe and Profound Intellectual Disabilities concentration from the University of Central Florida. Transition Specialist for Seminole County Public Schools Florida. Adjunct professor for the University of Central Florida.