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Peer reviewedKoegel, Robert L.; Koegel, Lynn Kern – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
The study assessed whether 4 students (ages 9-13) with severe autistic disabilities could learn to use a self-management treatment package to reduce stereotypic behavior. Use of the procedures greatly reduced levels of stereotypic behavior. Improvement also occurred for extended periods of time in new settings without the presence of a treatment…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Sander, Nancy W.; And Others – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1991
Self-management strategy training was given to four learning-disabled adolescent males. The subjects mastered the steps in seven to nine sessions and went on to apply the strategy to target behaviors following which these behaviors were at or above criterion in both training and generalization settings. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedBlanton, Judy; Johnson, Lawrence J. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1991
This study evaluated effects of computer-assisted biofeedback on the electromyographic activity of three students (grades four and six) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Results indicated increased relaxation abilities and, in the case of the one student also observed in the classroom, increased on-task behavior after the biofeedback…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Biofeedback, Computer Uses in Education
Hughes, Charles A.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
This review analyzes data-based studies dealing with self-management procedures (self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement, and self-instruction) used by individuals with mental retardation in public school settings. Although support is found for the positive effects of self-management, questions regarding efficient implementation of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedKoegel, Lynn Kern; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This study, involving 4 children (ages 6 and 11) with autism, demonstrated that a self-management technique was effective in improving responsiveness to verbal initiations from others and in extending responsiveness to settings (community, home, and school) without the presence of a treatment provider. Concomitant reductions in disruptive behavior…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children
Download full textGerber, Paul J.; Ginsberg, Rick J. – 1990
This study sought to answer the question of how people with learning disabilities have become highly successful in various fields. It sought to identify alterable variables, that is, the behaviors that can be cultivated and shaped, that contribute to high levels of vocational success. A group of 46 highly successful adults with a history of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Attitudes, Behavior Change
