Simultaneous prompting and graduated guidance procedures have been used successfully in teaching various academic and functional skills; however, there is a scarcity of research that directly compares these two procedures delivered within embedded teaching trials while teaching chained skills. The researchers used an adapted alternating treatments design to compare the efficacy of simultaneous prompting and graduated guidance procedures delivered within embedded teaching trials for teaching two chained skills (i.e., snap fastening and buttoning up skills) to three young children with developmental disabilities. They also examined the generalization and maintenance effects of both procedures in the study. Last, the researchers examined the social validity of the study through social comparison. Results indicated both instructional procedures delivered within embedded teaching trials produced the acquisition of targeted chained skills in all children. Also, both produced maintenance and generalization of the acquired chained skills. However, a consistent finding was not obtained for the efficiency of the procedures in favor of one procedure. Finally, social validity findings were highly promising. The participating children reached the performance of their peers after the intervention. Future research is needed to support these findings.

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在嵌入式教学试验中提供的响应提示程序，用于教授连锁技能

同时提示和分级指导程序已成功地用于教授各种学术和功能技能；然而，很少有研究直接比较嵌入式教学试验中提供的这两种程序，同时教授连锁技能。研究人员使用一种经过调整的交替治疗设计来比较在嵌入式教学试验中提供的同时提示和分级指导程序的功效，用于向三个发育障碍的幼儿教授两种连锁技能（即快速紧固和扣合技能）。他们还检查了研究中两种程序的泛化和维持效果。最后，研究人员通过社会比较检验了研究的社会效度。结果表明，在嵌入式教学试验中提供的两种教学程序都使所有儿童都获得了有针对性的连锁技能。此外，两者都对获得的连锁技能进行了维护和推广。然而，对于有利于一种程序的程序的效率，并没有获得一致的发现。最后，社会效度研究结果非常有希望。参与的孩子在干预后达到了同龄人的表现。需要未来的研究来支持这些发现。社会效度研究结果非常有希望。参与的孩子在干预后达到了同龄人的表现。需要未来的研究来支持这些发现。社会效度研究结果非常有希望。参与的孩子在干预后达到了同龄人的表现。需要未来的研究来支持这些发现。