Sorting laundry: Categorization strategy application to an authentic learning activity by children with autism

作     者：Bock, Marjorie A. 

作者机构：University of North Dakota College of Education and Human Development Department of Teaching and Learning Grand Forks ND 58202-7189 PO Box 7189 United States 

出 版 物：《Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities》 (Focus Autism Other Dev. Disabil.)

年 卷 期：1999年第14卷第4期

页      面：220-230页

学科分类：0402[教育学-心理学(可授教育学、理学学位）] 0710[理学-生物学] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1010[医学-医学技术（可授医学、理学学位）] 1009[医学-特种医学] 10[医学] 

摘      要：The current study replicates and extends learning strategy research investigating the effects of categorization strategy training on the abilities of children with autism to accurately complete uni-, bi-, and tridimensional sorting tasks. This study extends prior research by (a) using authentic sorting activities for categorization strategy training, (b) using both low- and high-functioning children with autism, and (c) assessing categorization strategy generalization across multiple settings and teachers using untrained sorting items. Five children with autism (i.e., two low- and three high-functioning) showed strategy acquisition and generalization during training. Four children (i.e., one low- and three high-functioning) showed strategy maintenance 4 months later. The other child showed uni- and bidimensional strategy maintenance 4 months later;however, tridimensional strategy maintenance was unconfirmed. Thus results from the current study substantiate the worth of categorization strategy training for five children with autism.