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Increasing Skill Performances Of Problem-Solving In Students With Intellectual Disabilities, Debra Lynn Cote
Increasing Skill Performances Of Problem-Solving In Students With Intellectual Disabilities, Debra Lynn Cote
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Research indicates that teachers and parents of children with disabilities rated self-determination, and in particular problem-solving skills, as important for success (Agran & Alper, 2000; Kolb & Hanley-Maxwell, 2003; Wehmeyer, Agran, & Hughes, 2000). Yet students with intellectual disabilities lack specific instruction related to self-determination, and often they have limited opportunities to practice the problem-solving skills that are needed (Agran & Wehmeyer, 2005; Grigal, Neubert, Moon, & Graham, 2003). This results in adolescents with intellectual disabilities exiting the school environment without the problem-solving skills needed to solve real-world problems.
Problem-solving instruction increases the acquisition of self-determination skills of students with …