Behavioral Treatment of Challenging Behaviors in Individuals With Mild Mental Retardation: Meta-Analysis of Single-Subject Research

Author(s):  
Robert Didden ◽  
Hubert Korzilius ◽  
Wietske van Oorsouw ◽  
Peter Sturmey
Author(s):  
Dandhi Kuswardhana ◽  
Shinobu Hasegawa ◽  
Juhanaini Juhanaini

Children with mild mental retardation had several difficulties with interaction, remembering information, problem-solving, physic-motoric, learning problem, etc. Therefore, we proposed a novel framework to increase their learning skill using instructional thematic game rehabilitation framework based on Kinect sensor as the solution. Basically, the framework had three components. First, intellectual functions, which implied to the competencies reached through the game by the student. Second, instructional thematic game model, which was the concept to learn everything from the real single topic of the subject by associating to the abstract objects. Three, computer sensor device, which was the equipment as the bridge between the children and the program application. This research covered enhancement of right and left-hand recognition. We adopted Single Subject Research to evaluate the effectiveness of the system and to explore each of the individual’s progress. This process was divided into 2 steps. Namely, baseline stage and treatment stage. Apparently, from our finding, such framework gave the student an enhanced learning skill covering left-right recognition skill, decreasing the level of disturbance, and improving the level of learning independence.


1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Michael Malone ◽  
John Langone

Areview of single-subject research designed to enhance the object-related play of youths with mental retardation is presented. Eleven studies, obtained from a literature search of appropriate journals, references of relevant articles, and computer databases, met inclusion criteria. Studies were organized by intervention type: (a) response to the introduction of toys, (b) programmed reinforcement of toy play, and (c) direct or assertive training procedures. Positive outcomes in the form of improved play behaviors were consistently reported across intervention type. The apparent responsiveness of participants' play skills to intervention indicates a need for further research in appropriate interventions.


2021 ◽  
pp. 143-154
Author(s):  
Charles Auerbach

Meta-analytic techniques can be used to aggregate evaluation results across studies. In the case of single-subject research designs, we could combine findings from evaluations with 5, 10 or 20 clients to determine, on average, how effective an intervention is. This is a more complex and sophisticated way of understanding differences across studies than reporting those changes qualitatively or simply reporting the individual effect sizes for each study. In this chapter, the authors discuss why meta-analysis is important to consider in single-subject research, particularly in the context of building research evidence. They then demonstrate how to do this using SSD for R functions. Building upon effect sizes, introduced in Chapter 4, the authors illustrate the conditions under which it is appropriate to use traditional effect sizes to conduct meta-analyses, how to introduce intervening variables, and how to evaluate statistical output. Additionally, the authors discuss and illustrate the computation and interpretation of a mean Non-Overlap of All Pairs in situations which traditional effect sizes cannot be used.


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