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Teaching Coin Equivalence to the Mentally Retarded1

Year: 1977

Type: article

Abstract: A program was designed to teach coin equivalence to mentally retarded adolescents. Coin equivalence was defined as choosing several different combinations of coins to equal specified target values. A pretest-posttest matched-groups design was employed with an experimental group receiving the monetary training, and a no-training control group. A multiple baseline across coin-counting responses was also incorporated in the experimental group. Training was divided into six stages, each teaching one specific method of combining coins to equal 10 target values from 5 cents through 50 cents. A three-component response chain was used, requiring (a) naming, (b) selecting and counting, and (c) depositing target monetary values into a coin machine. Experimental subjects improved significantly in coin equivalence performance and maintained their skill on follow up tests; control subjects did not.

Source: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1977.10-85

Authors: Michael W. Trace, Anthony J. Cuvo, Judith L. Criswell

Institution: Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Language: English

Topic: Behavioral and Psychological Studies

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1968889253

FWCI: 6.245

Cites: 6

Cited by: 55

Related to: 10