title: Generalized use of a handheld prompting system.
abstract: This study determined the effectiveness of a commercially produced handheld computer, as a prompting system in facilitating the generalization and increasing the probability of long-term maintenance of vocational skills by adolescents with moderate intellectual disabilities. Four students successfully used the system in learning a task and then generalized the use of the prompting system to complete increasingly more complex tasks. Task performance was maintained at a 100% level for up to 9 weeks.
authors.affiliation: The University of Tennessee, Theory & Practice in Teacher Education, Special Education Instructional Program, A412 Claxton Complex, Knoxville, TN 37996-3442, USA. dcihak@utk.edu
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Cihak
authors.forename: Kelby B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Alberto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D005260:Female; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D012984:Software; D014163:Transfer, Psychology; D014829:Vocational Education