A COMPARISON OF PEER‐DIRECTED AND TEACHER‐DIRECTED EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW TRAINING FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS
作者:
Patrick J. Schloss,
Christine Santoro,
Constance Ellen Wood,
Mary Jo Bedner,
期刊:
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
(WILEY Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 21,
issue 1
页码: 97-102
ISSN:0021-8855
年代: 1988
DOI:10.1901/jaba.1988.21-97
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: peer training;employment interview training;job finding skills;alternating treatments design;generalization
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Interview skills deficits may limit employment prospects of mentally retarded adults. Although numerous papers highlight the importance of interview skills, few have validated effective strategies for use with mentally retarded persons. Further, there has been a lack of research contrasting rival interview skills training strategies. The present study was conducted with two mentally retarded young adults. It contrasted peer‐directed instruction, in which both participants were equally deficient in the target skills, with teacher‐directed instruction. Results of the investigation indicated that instruction, rehearsal, and feedback may be effective strategies regardless of who provides instruction. Comparisons of teacher‐directed and peer‐directed instruction indicated little or no difference in the effectiveness of the two procedures. However, the peer‐directed procedure involved considerably less staff time than did the teacher‐directe
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