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Of critical importance in any attempt to teach new skills is the instructional strategy employed. In particular, this is evident with complex skills which involve multiple steps to complete. Instructional goals or objectives often include skills which can be broken down into a sequence of subtasks forming a complex behavioral response chain (Walls et al. 1981).
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Decker, J.T. (1990). A Comparison of Behavior Chaining Techniques for Teaching Motor Fitness Skills to Individuals with Severe Mental Retardation. In: Doll-Tepper, G., Dahms, C., Doll, B., von Selzam, H. (eds) Adapted Physical Activity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74873-8_33
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