Performance for three independent living tasks were examined via task analyses.Given the relatively small sample size (n = 56) of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, we simulated 1000 replications based upon observed results using Monte Carlo techniques. The results of the current study suggest that:(1) adaptive behavior was more related to task performance than IQ; and (2) after statistically controlling for adaptive behavior, task performance was influenced by the first step. Task performance appear to be over-estimated with the inclusion of the first step.
Background
Previous research has shown that post‐secondary collegiate vocational educational programs often have positive effects on employment outcomes for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Aims
Using secondary data of a program in the United States collected over several years, we examined which intervention components of a postsecondary education transition program predicted subsequent employment for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Materials & Methods
The sample consisted of 56 individuals that participated in a transition‐services collegiate program; Crossing Points, University of Alabama.
Results
Results were able to robustly indicate that acquiring job‐specific skills was a much better predictor than global measures of intellectual or adaptive behaviour. Additionally, survival curve analyses as an innovative approach to this population showed that there was a positive relation between the number of job‐specific training sessions and eventual community employment.
Discussion
Results are discussed in relation to a historical parallel movement to expand inclusion of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the least restrictive educational setting for primary and secondary public education years.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the results of the current study suggest positive findings with job‐skills training both specific and general.
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