Teaching a long sequence of behavior using whole task training, forward chaining, and backward chaining

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 951-965

  Smith, Gregory J ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; TEACHING;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; TEACHING;

EID: 0033255509     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1999.89.3.951     Document Type: Article

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