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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Handicaps"”.
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Adolescents with Learning and Behavioral Handicaps as Behavior Modifiers
… procedures to train individuals with mental handicaps, including individuals who themselves have mental handicaps. This study extended the previous work in this area in three ways: (a) a new group, namely adolescents with learning and behavioral handicaps, was taught to use behavior …
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Data analysis and simulation for warranties and golf handicaps
… for our study; this data set contains scores and handicaps of golfers from almost 100 different tournaments. In this study, we use data analysis methods including filtering to remove outliers and goodness of fit tests to determine the most appropriate distribution for the golf scores. Because each …
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Effects of vestibular stimulation on sitting and vocal behaviors among preschoolers with severe and multiple handicaps
… of preschoolers with severe and multiple handicaps. The subjects were three children aged three to five with various handicapping conditions. Measurements of erect and symmetrical sitting were taken in separate J-minute time samples following vestibular stimulation. Frequency of …
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Collaborative Efforts in the Preparation of Physical Therapists and Teachers of Students With Severe Handicaps (Interdisciplinary)
… to the habilitation of persons with severe handicaps. It has been postulated that obstacles to team service delivery might be reduced by preparing professionals for teamwork during their preservice training. In this series of studies, the practice of interdisciplinary collaboration to …
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The efficacy of a supported employment program model on the employment of individuals with mental handicaps
… respectively) of individuals with mental handicaps were determined using path analysis. The subjects for this study were 295 consumers receiving supported employment (SE) services from 70 service agencies in Virginia placed in individual job settings between September 1, 1987 and July 1, …
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The self-regulatory benefits of handicaps: Do handicapping situations encourage conservation of resources when success is uncertain?
Self-handicapping has been conceptualized as an identity-based strategy motivated by impression management and, more recently, as an avoidance coping strategy. However, additional evidence suggests that self-handicapping can provide a short-term performance boost (with detriments accruing over the …
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An Evaluation of the Information Retrieval Skills of Students With and Without Learning Handicaps Using Printed and Electronic Encyclopedias
The use of online databases for information retrieval has risen substantially in recent years as a result of issues associated with accessibility, convenience, and efficiency. This study examined student use of information technology and focused specifically on students' natural information …
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An Investigation of Attitudes and Receptivity of Managers in Community Facilities: Toward Integration and Instruction of Persons With Severe Handicaps
… staff attitudes toward persons with severe handicaps and their preferences regarding parameters of training students with severe handicaps to use their sites as consumers across four treatment groups: (a) previous experience group (staff with previous exposure to community-based instruction …
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An Evaluation of the Grover-Counter Test for use in the Assessment of Black South African Township Children with Mental Handicaps
The Grover-Counter Test (GCT) is evaluated for use with a group that has been neglected in terms of legislative provisions and services, as well as assessment procedures. Non-handicapped black scholars in racially segregated schools underperformed after the age of 7 years, and this finding is …
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Assessing employer attitudes toward hiring persons with disabilities
… persons with severe mental retardation, physical handicaps, and multiple handicaps. Specifically, a survey entitled the Business/Employer Assessment Instrument (BEAI) was utilized to collect data and measure employer knowledge proficiency, perception, and behavioral intent toward persons with …
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Play and the handicapped child : A dissertation [Diploma in Parks and Recreation, Lincoln College]
… needs can be provided for, in spite of their handicaps. I will look firstly at what the handicapped can gain from play and then I will examine the main types of handicaps (physical, mental and behavioural) and the problems and/or difficulties that these give for the child in his play and …
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Nonhandicapped Peer Tutors With Students With Moderate Mental Retardation: Examination of Changes in Both Tutors and Tutees
… students benefits not only the students with handicaps but the nonhandicapped students as well. Specifically the study investigated: (a) whether the use of a peer tutoring program would result in skill acquisition by students with moderate mental retardation; (b) whether the experience of …
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The Identification of Spanish-Speaking Children with Speech and Language Handicaps: An Analysis of Current Assessment Practices in Speech and Language Therapy Programs with Proposed Assessment Guidelines
… students with speech and language handicaps, (2) to determine the extent to which practicing speech-language pathologists are qualified to conduct these evaluations, and (3) to develop a comprehensive set of assessment guidelines. Procedure A 27-item survey instrument constructed by …
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The institutional family : group music therapy in an institutional setting
… between children who have mental and physical handicaps and the music therapist. It also examines the interactions that occur in a daily institutional family context between children who have mental and physical handicaps and their adult group leader. The aim is to investigate what role music …
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Increased coordination skills for the third through sixth grade special day class: A dance curriculum unit
… teachers working with students who have learning handicaps. It is specifically designed for students in grades three through sixth. It can be used in coordination with the performing arts curriculum or the physical education curriculum.
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