A Comparison of Constant Time Delay and Most-to-Least Prompting in Teaching Laundry Skills to Students with Moderate Retardation.

Miller, Utahnah C.; Test, David W.

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ERIC Number: EJ403873

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Comparison of Constant Time Delay and Most-to-Least Prompting in Teaching Laundry Skills to Students with Moderate Retardation.

Miller, Utahnah C.; Test, David W.

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v24 n4 p363-70 Dec 1989

This study found both constant time delay and a most-to-least prompting strategy were effective in teaching 4 moderately mentally retarded 18-year-olds to operate a washing machine and dryer.The constant time delay procedure, however, was more efficient in terms of instructional time and number of instructional errors. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Efficiency, Instructional Effectiveness, Moderate Mental Retardation, Prompting, Secondary Education, Time Factors (Learning), Training Methods, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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