TY - JOUR
T1 - Instrumental Enrichment
T2 - A Tool for Enhancement of Cognitive Ability in Adult and Elderly People with Mental Retardation
AU - Lifshitz, Hefziba
PY - 1998/3
Y1 - 1998/3
N2 - The study investigated activation of change processes in the cognitive capacity of 71 institutionalized adults with mental retardation (IQ = 40-69), in 3 age groups (20-29, 30-39, 40+). The central instruments were the Comparison, Categorization, Spatial Orientation, and Temporal Relations sections of the Instrumental Enrichment program, designed to enhance cognitive and motivational function in low-functioning populations. In addition, subjects were taught to use a pocket calculator. An achievement test series was administered twice before the intervention and twice afterwards. The intervention indeed significantly enhanced the subjects' cognitive functioning. These results support Structural Cognitive Modifiability (SCM) theory's position that individual change is always possible, regardless of age and cognitive functioning levels.
AB - The study investigated activation of change processes in the cognitive capacity of 71 institutionalized adults with mental retardation (IQ = 40-69), in 3 age groups (20-29, 30-39, 40+). The central instruments were the Comparison, Categorization, Spatial Orientation, and Temporal Relations sections of the Instrumental Enrichment program, designed to enhance cognitive and motivational function in low-functioning populations. In addition, subjects were taught to use a pocket calculator. An achievement test series was administered twice before the intervention and twice afterwards. The intervention indeed significantly enhanced the subjects' cognitive functioning. These results support Structural Cognitive Modifiability (SCM) theory's position that individual change is always possible, regardless of age and cognitive functioning levels.
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AN - SCOPUS:0347595639
SN - 1079-3917
VL - 33
SP - 34
EP - 41
JO - Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
JF - Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
IS - 1
ER -