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An Investigation of Factors Influencing Learning in the Mentally Retarded, and Their Use in the Design of Instructional Materials; Effects of a Set for Delayed Response on Recall by MR's. Interim Report.

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Seitz, Sue; Morris, Dan – 1968

In a study on short term memory, 32 educable mentally retarded subjects (mean IQ 62.68, mean mental age 103.78 months) were randomly assigned to each of the four experimental conditions. An automated machine presented the stimuli (32 three-letter words) and the interference items (a list of random numbers read aloud between stimuli presentations).…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Research, Learning, Mediation Theory

An Investigation of Factors Influencing Learning in the Mentally Retarded, and Their Use in the Design of Instructional Materials; Training Procedures and Automation: Effects on MR Performances. Interim Report.

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Seitz, Sue; Goulding, Peggy – 1968

The effects of prompting and confirmation on automated presentation of materials in discrimination learning were studied. Eight pairs of words or pictures were presented to 48 mentally retarded subjects (mean IQ 63, mean chronological age 163.4 months, mean mental age 103.3 months). Each subject's correct responses advanced the program and, in the…

Descriptors: Automation, Cues, Exceptional Child Research, Learning