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This study investigated the use of guided science inquiry methods with self-monitoring checklists to support problem-solving for students and increased autonomy during science instruction for students with moderate intellectual disability. Three students with moderate intellectual disability were supported in not only accessing the general curriculum science standards, but also building self-determination skills when applying inquiry problem-solving skills to functional daily applications. A multiple probe across students design was used to establish a functional relationship between the percent of inquiry problem-solving steps performed independently and the use of self-monitoring checklists during traditional and functional-based science activities. Results indicated that following intervention students increased their autonomy in completing inquiry problemsolving activities linked to science content. In addition, students were able to successfully generalize these skills when presented with novel problem-solving tasks related to daily living situations.

Three students with mild to moderate intellectual and multiple disability, enrolled in a self-contained functional curriculum class were taught to use a self-monitoring checklist and science notebook to increase independence in inquiry problem-solving skills. Using a single-subject multiple-probe design, all students acquired inquiry problem-solving skills during exposure to functional guided science inquiry lessons and demonstrated the problem-solving skills independently. Students successfully generalized inquiry problem-solving skills to two functional problem scenarios during a generalization phase.

This study examined the effectiveness of self-operated video models on the skill acquisition of a series of novel tasks taught in community-based settings. In addition, the percent of independent task transitions and the duration at which four secondary students with a moderate intellectual disability transitioned between tasks was also examined. Using a multiple-baseline design across settings, results indicated that all students showed increases in independent task performance and task transitions as well as decreases in transition durations across community settings when learning novel tasks.