The Effectiveness of "individualized instructional materials that objectives were designed according to the whole task and forward chaining strategies in acquiring the skills" in students with mental retardation

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of "Individualized Instruction Materials that Objectives were designed according to the Whole Task and the Forward Chaining Strategies" in acquiring sub-objectives of these skills and the differences in these effects in students with mental retardation. "Alternating Treatment Design", which was one of the single subject designs, was used as a research design. A total of 4 students who were from School of Cagdas Eğitim and Uygulama during 1998-1999 education year and who can not independently paint a blank paper with water color and cut a blank paper with a scissor and who have pre-requisite behavior of these skills constituted the subject group of this study. To determine students' art skill levels, "Art Skills Criterion Referenced Tests" were developed. They were applied three times before and after each skill's teaching period. Also in order to determine the performance level of students in art skills, "Art Skills Performance Determination Criterion Referenced Tests" were developed. They were applied once before the teaching period of that skill. Data of the study were given in graphs and the graphs were qualitatively interpreted. "EC VÛSCSİ3KÖ?RETİM Kü? DOKÜMANTASYON di^L.,Results of the study indicated that at the end of the instruction that was performed according to " Individualized Instruction Materials that Objectives were designed according to the Whole Task and the Forward Chaining Procedures", both strategies were found to help students in acquiring art skills sub-objectives and were found to have similar effects. T.r vftw^Flf flftRCTİM KÖRUMF