ERIC Number: EJ1422435
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1744-6295
EISSN: EISSN-1744-6309
The Effects of UPGRADE Your Performance on Employment Soft Skills of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Pilot Study of Generalization
Kelly A. Clark; Moira Konrad; David W. Test
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, v28 n2 p478-498 2024
Previous research has identified "UPGRADE Your Performance" as a method for teaching employment soft skills to students with disabilities. "UPGRADE Your Performance" instruction is a multicomponent intervention including self-evaluation, self-graphing, goal setting, and technology-aided instruction. This pilot study investigated the generalized effects of "UPGRADE Your Performance" on soft skills of secondary students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities participating in an 18-21 transition program located on a university campus. Results indicated that when students improved in two targeted soft skill areas, generalization occurred to three non-targeted soft skill areas. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research are included.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Soft Skills, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Goal Orientation, Technology Uses in Education, High School Students, Community Education, Universities, Individualized Education Programs, Attendance, Job Skills, Post High School Guidance, Late Adolescents, African American Students, White Students, Males
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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