TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing Instructional Programs to Facilitate Generalization of Object Categories by Young Handicapped Children
AU - Hupp, Susan C.
AU - Conroy, Maureen
AU - Able, Harriet
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1986/4
Y1 - 1986/4
N2 - In recent years, the ability of young handicapped children to generalize learning has become a primary concern of preschool teachers. In particular, generalization from objects used In training to similar objects In the child's natural environment will Increase the child's functional skills. One successful technique for promoting the acquisition of generalized object categories by handicapped children Involves the use of only good, or representative, examples during initial instruction. The standard system used to identify good examples of a category (a 7-point rating scale) is time-consuming, Therefore, we tested a more efficient, descriptive procedure for use by teachers who wish to Identify good examples. Both the standard system and the descriptive procedure were used to determine good examples of a set of categories. A comparison of the results of both procedures indicated that the descriptive procedure is a viable alternative for teachers. Suggestions for instruction of generalized object categories are made.
AB - In recent years, the ability of young handicapped children to generalize learning has become a primary concern of preschool teachers. In particular, generalization from objects used In training to similar objects In the child's natural environment will Increase the child's functional skills. One successful technique for promoting the acquisition of generalized object categories by handicapped children Involves the use of only good, or representative, examples during initial instruction. The standard system used to identify good examples of a category (a 7-point rating scale) is time-consuming, Therefore, we tested a more efficient, descriptive procedure for use by teachers who wish to Identify good examples. Both the standard system and the descriptive procedure were used to determine good examples of a set of categories. A comparison of the results of both procedures indicated that the descriptive procedure is a viable alternative for teachers. Suggestions for instruction of generalized object categories are made.
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U2 - 10.1177/105381518601000206
DO - 10.1177/105381518601000206
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84970316330
SN - 1053-8151
VL - 10
SP - 149
EP - 155
JO - Journal of Early Intervention
JF - Journal of Early Intervention
IS - 2
ER -