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Kerr, Mary Margaret; Strain, Phillip S. – 1978
Intervention studies in which peer social initiations were used to increase the social and play skills of withdrawn preschool and school aged children are reviewed. A discussion follows of such practical application issues as selection of peer trainers, training of peer trainers, arrangement of the setting for peer intervention, and teacher…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedLewis, Beverly L.; Strain, Phillip S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Subjects were two teachers of behaviorally disordered children and two youngsters from each class. Teachers were exposed to baseline (no feedback), immediate feedback, delayed feedback, and delayed feedback plus goal-setting. Results showed that all feedback tactics produced increased in contingent social praise and student on-task behavior over…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Elementary Education, Feedback
Peer reviewedHill, Ada D.; Strain, Phillip S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
The effects of teacher-delivered social reinforcers on the task persistent behavior of children enrolled in an intermediate class for the educable mentally retarded were studied. Increases in the level of task persistent behavior and the administration of social reinforcement were functionally related. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
