Use of self-operated auditory prompts by workers with moderate mental retardation to transition independently through vocational tasks

Author(s): Alberto, P. A., Fredrick, L. D.

Journal/Book: Res Develop Disabil. 1998; 19: The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd. 327-345.

Abstract: The use of single- and multiple-word self-operated auditory prompting systems by Jive school-age workers with moderate mental retardation to independently transition between an ordered chain of tasks was examined in two vocational settings. The effectiveness of single- and multiple-word self-operated auditory prompts was assessed using an alternating treatment design within a multiple probe across settings. Analysis of the data revealed a significant effect oil the number of independent task changes made by workers when using the single- or multiple-word auditory prompting system. When prompting systems were compared with one another; no significant differences were found in the number of independent task changes made by workers. Self-operated auditory prompts served as the stimulus control for desired behavior; they were effective for teaching workers with moderate mental retardation to manage their own task change behavior, and their use generalized across settings without additional training.

Note: Article Taber TA, Georgia State Univ, Dept Educ Psychol & Special Educ, Atlanta,GA 30303 USA

Keyword(s): NONRETARDED PERSONS; MULTIPLE-BASELINE; RETARDED-ADULTS; JOB; ACQUISITION; PERFORMANCE; RESTAURANT; STRATEGY; SKILLS; SYSTEM

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