Monetary Equivalence: Relational Instructional Track

货币等价：关系教学轨道

• 批准号: 7169264
• 负责人: JOANNE B KLEDARAS
• 金额: $ 38.41万
• 依托单位: PRAXIS, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-04-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7169264
• 关键词: Monetary; Equivalence; Relational; Instructional; Track

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Now that most persons with intellectual disabilities live in the community instead of in institutions, functional use of money has become an important special education priority. Lacking money skills, one does not have the means to purchase necessary goods and services independently of caretakers. To address this challenge, Praxis, Inc. has initiated an effort to develop a suite of software products designed to establish the behavioral prerequisites for independent functional use of money by persons with intellectual disabilities (e.g., autism, mental retardation, etc.). The first product, MERIT-1 (currently under development with SBIR sponsorship from NICHD) will establish readiness for instruction in money skills. The present application requests support to develop MERIT-2, the second (and most central) product of the suite -- the component that establishes equivalence relations among groups of coins and numerical values representing prices. To do so, Praxis, Inc. will take advantage of recent experience in developing computer programs for establishing equivalence classes and for combinatorial analysis of large, multi-component stimulus sets in applications with children with mental retardation, autism and other developmental disabilities. This fast-track application will address two aspects of computer-assisted instruction. In Phase 1, we will develop a product component for computer-managed instruction in which software will structure face-to-face interactions with a teacher; the software will generate the necessary teaching sequences, manage teaching sessions, structure data collection, and make certain data-based decisions regarding the content of subsequent teaching sessions. This Phase 1 activity will also set the stage for Phase 2, in which a true expert system will be developed for independent, computer-based money equivalence training and practice. In each phase of product development, field tests will evaluate product efficacy and ease-of-use by our intended consumers.

描述（由申请人提供）：现在，大多数智障人士生活在社区而不是机构中，货币的功能使用已成为重要的特殊教育优先事项。缺乏金钱技能，一个人没有能力独立于看护人购买必要的商品和服务。为了应对这一挑战，Praxis，Inc。发起了一项努力，开发了一套软件产品，旨在建立智障人士（例如自闭症，心理迟缓等）独立功能使用货币的行为先决条件。第一个产品MERIT-1（目前由NICHD的SBIR赞助正在开发）将准备货币技能的指导。本申请要求支持开发“绩效-2”，这是套件的第二个（也是最中心）的产品，这是在代表价格的硬币和数值之间建立等价关系的组成部分。为此，Praxis，Inc。将利用最新的经验来开发计算机程序，以建立等效类别以及对具有智力低下，自闭症和其他发育障碍儿童的应用中大型多组分刺激集的组合分析。此快速轨道应用程序将解决计算机辅助指令的两个方面。在第1阶段，我们将开发用于计算机管理的指令的产品组件，其中软件将与老师进行面对面的互动；该软件将生成必要的教学序列，管理教学会议，结构数据收集，并就随后的教学课程的内容做出一些基于数据的决策。这一阶段1活动还将为第2阶段奠定阶段，其中将开发一个真正的专家系统，用于独立的，基于计算机的货币等价培训和实践。在产品开发的每个阶段，现场测试将评估我们预期的消费者的产品功效和易用性。