Skill Transfer from a Domestic Training Site to the Actual Homes of Three Moderately Handicapped Students

This study was designed to investigate transfer of training from a nonschool Domestic Training Site (DTS) to the actual homes of three moderately handicapped students age 9, 9, and 11. Pre- and post- test measures were secured in both the DTS and actual homes. All instruction occurred in the DTS. During Phase I, students were taught to put away silverware, fold socks and towels, prepare toast, and make a sack lunch. Although many responses were both acquired and transferred, the overall skill transfer was not judged instructionally acceptable. During Phase II, a strategy was used to teach students to respond to cues in the DTS that more closely approximated those available in his or her actual home. This strategy produced significantly greater skill transfer when compared to the original strategy used during Phase I. Educational implications are discussed.