Teaching self-instruction utilizing multiple exemplars to produce generalized problem-solving among individuals with severe mental retardation
Hughes, C.
American Journal of Mental Retardation Ajmr 97(3): 302-314
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0895-8017 PMID: 1449730 Document Number: 393482
Four residents of a group home who had severe mental retardation were taught to use self-instruction in combination with multiple exemplars to solve task-related problems. The combined strategy was associated with generalization to untrained problems as well as response maintenance of the problem-solving strategy (i.e., responding to multiple exemplars and self-instructing). The use of the strategy was discussed in terms of instructional strategies for teaching self-instruction and areas for future research, including isolating the factors responsible for generalization and identifying the role of language in promoting generalized responding.