Teaching leisure skills to severely handicapped adults: An age-appropriate darts game
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Stuart J. Schleien, Professor & Chair (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This study demonstrates the acquisition and generalization of dart skills by three severely multihandicapped adults. The program took place in a community adult development center. By identifying the motor responses required to play darts, a 7-step task analysis was generated to facilitate instruction. Systematic training procedures using applied behavior analysis were implemented. A combination multiple baseline across subjects and changing criterion design was used. The results indicated that not only could this supposedly difficult skill be acquired by severely multihandicapped individuals, but that they could also generalize to other appropriate environments. Acquisition of this skill could help optimize their use of free time for leisure pursuits in a variety of settings.
Teaching leisure skills to severely handicapped adults: An age-appropriate darts game
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 14(4), 513-519
- Language: English
- Date: 1981
- Keywords
- Leisure skills, Recreational activities, Generalization, Multihandicapped adults, teaching handicapped adults