Trained, generalized, and collateral behavior changes of preschool children receiving gross-motor skills training.
Three preschool children participated in a behavioral training program to improve their gross-motor skills. Ten target behaviors were measured in the training setting to assess direct effects of the program. Generalization probes for two gross-motor behaviors, one fine-motor skill, and two social behaviors were conducted in other settings. Results indicated that the training program improved the gross-motor skills trained and that improvements sometimes generalized to other settings. Contrary to suggestions in educational literature, the gross-motor training program did not produce changes in fine-motor skills or social behaviors. Implications for educators and for the development of the technology of generalization are outlined.
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills; D010988:Play and Playthings