The simplest treatment alternative: the law of parsimony applied to choosing appropriate instructional control and errorless-learning procedures for the difficult-to-teach child

摘要: A method for choosing effective teaching procedures difficult-to-teach children is proposed. Assessment of child responses duringteaching that involves gradually increasing environmental support in the learning setting basis choice. The levels which are assessed (1) trial-and-error procedures; (2) increased involving analyses reinforcement systems, incompatible responses, and prerequisite skills, as well most use instructional control; (3) errorless-learning procedures. Effects instructions upon discussed terms detail pacing, with respect to role feedback progressively delayed cue Stimulus shaping stimulus fading effectiveness each who have difficulty more traditional importance incorporation criterion-related cues when utilizing or emphasized. It proposed an assessment should be made three general support, from sublevels within these, order choose simplest but still alternative procedure children.