Teaching Life Management Skills with AutoTutor to Students with Mental Retardation

• Main Authors: CHEN,JIA-YING, 陳家楹
• Other Authors: LIAO,CHEN-HUEI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/c3wzu6

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 特殊教育學系碩士在職專班 === 106 === This study aims to explore effect of implementation of AutoTutor instruction on life skill learning of Grade 3 and Grade 4 students with mental retardation in elementary schools. Research subjects are three Grade 3 and Grade 4 students with mild mental retardation in elementary schools of central Taiwan. This study adopts multiple probes across subjects design of single subject. Independent variable is life management skills instruction of AutoTutor. Dependent variable is subjects’ life skill competence. Experimental process includes baseline phase, intervention phase and maintenance phase. By visual analysis, this study explores and collects data of related results. Research findings are shown below: 1.AutoTutor instruction shows immediate effect on desk management skill of elementary school students with mental retardation. Maintenance effect and generalization effect are different according to subjects’ competence performance. 2.AutoTutor instruction shows immediate effect on bag management skill of elementary school students with mental retardation. Maintenance effect and generalization effect are different according to subjects’ competence performance. 3.AutoTutor instruction shows immediate effect on after-meal management skill of elementary school students with mental retardation. Maintenance effect is different according to subjects’ competence performance. Based on the research findings, limitation and conclusion, this study proposes related suggestions as reference for future instruction and research.