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Journal of Special Education Technology

1982 Volume 5, Number 2

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Table of Contents

Number of articles: 7

  1. The Development and Application of an Instructional Materials Evaluation System: Preacademic Level

    George S. Mischio & David J. Franks

    A generic product evaluation system was developed and validated when 13 qualified regular and special educators were trained to estimate the developmental appropriateness of 239 instructional... More

    pp. 5-14

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  2. The Effects of Group Reinforcement Contingencies in an "Open-Style" Classroom

    K Richard Young

    Group reinforcement procedures were effective in increasing on-task and rule-following behavior of a third-grade class of 52 students that included four behavior problem students referred to... More

    pp. 15-22

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  3. Selective Attention to Visual Stimuli: The Need to Combine Theory and Research

    James McLeskey

    A taxonomy of visual attention influencing devices for mentally retarded children is presented. Five studies involving educable mentally retarded students (primary-middle school) are discussed... More

    pp. 23-32

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  4. A Model for Evaluating Special Education Programs: An Application to Determining the Management and Instructional Benefits of Microcomputers

    Robert K. Gable

    A model for evaluating special education programs is presented and applied to a microcomputer management and instruction program. The five stages of the model are developing the evaluation model,... More

    pp. 35-43

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  5. The Learning Disabled Delinquent: Teaching Socially Appropriate Reactions to Confrontations for Negative Behaviors

    Darrell J. Burnett

    A private psychiatric hospital program is described which cooperates with referring probation officers to develop socially appropriate reactions in learning disabled delinquents by confronting them... More

    pp. 44-52

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  6. Child Check: Education of Parents as Early Identification Agents

    P David Kurtz & Sarah Rule

    Information about early intervention was disseminated via mass media and group meetings. Findings revealed that parents attending group meetings learned specific information about available... More

    pp. 53-59

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  7. Educational Material Designed to Promote Hearing-Impaired Children's Social and Affective Skills

    Virginia Murphy-Berman & Linda Whobrey

    Materials to promote social/emotional learning skills were tested with 80 hearing impaired elementary children. Assessment of others' emotions, perceptions of others' general character and... More

    pp. 60-68

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