The Effects of Goal Setting on the Manual Performance Rates of Moderately Retarded Adolescents

Investigated effects of goal setting on the performance of five moderately retarded adolescents on each of four relatively complex manual tasks. Concluded that feedback tends to increase performance rate over that obtained without feedback, and feedback plus goal setting tends to be superior to feed...

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Published in:Education and training of the mentally retarded 1980-04, Vol.15 (2), p.143-147
Main Authors: WARNER, DENNIS A., MILLS, WILLIAM DOUGLAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Circuit boards
Competency based education
Exceptional Child Research
Experimentation
Feedback
Feedback circuits
Flashlights
Goal setting
Intellectual disability
Moderate Mental Retardation
Objectives
Performance Factors
Research Implications
Sheltered workshops
Taillamps
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Summary:Investigated effects of goal setting on the performance of five moderately retarded adolescents on each of four relatively complex manual tasks. Concluded that feedback tends to increase performance rate over that obtained without feedback, and feedback plus goal setting tends to be superior to feedback alone in some tasks and superior to no feedback on all tasks studied. (SBH)
ISSN:0013-1237