Bon Appétit: Acquiring Food Preparation Skills via Virtual Simulation.

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Title:	Bon Appétit: Acquiring Food Preparation Skills via Virtual Simulation.
Authors:	Bouck, Emily C.¹ ecb@msu.edu, Norwine, Laura¹, Long, Holly M.², Jakubow, Larissa¹, Nuse, James³
Source:	Education & Training in Autism & Developmental Disabilities. Mar2025, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p86-99. 14p.
Subject Terms:	Life skills, High school students, *Developmental disabilities, Cheesemaking, Independent variables
Abstract:	Life skills represent important skills needed for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Technology, including immersive and non-immersive virtual reality, presents options to support the acquisition and maintenance of life skills for students with IDD. In this study, researchers examined a non-immersive virtual simulation module for delivering life skills instruction to high school students with IDD, with particular attention on food preparation--making grilled cheese on a stove. In the single subject multiple probe study with three participants, the researchers found two main results: (a) a functional relation between the intervention--virtual simulations for delivering life skills instruction--and the dependent variable of independent accuracy in making a grilled cheese sandwich on a stove, and (b) students maintained high levels of accuracy in their targeted skill (i.e., making a grilled cheese on a stove) after instruction ended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Life skills represent important skills needed for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Technology, including immersive and non-immersive virtual reality, presents options to support the acquisition and maintenance of life skills for students with IDD. In this study, researchers examined a non-immersive virtual simulation module for delivering life skills instruction to high school students with IDD, with particular attention on food preparation--making grilled cheese on a stove. In the single subject multiple probe study with three participants, the researchers found two main results: (a) a functional relation between the intervention--virtual simulations for delivering life skills instruction--and the dependent variable of independent accuracy in making a grilled cheese sandwich on a stove, and (b) students maintained high levels of accuracy in their targeted skill (i.e., making a grilled cheese on a stove) after instruction ended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	21541647
DOI:	10.1177/215416472506000107