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Hua, Youjia; Lee, David L.; Stansbery, Sam; McAfee, James K. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
Task interspersal is an academic material modification procedure implemented by adding a sequence of brief tasks prior to more difficult academic tasks. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the interspersal procedure under both time-based (i.e., time allotted to complete task held constant) and task-based (i.e., number of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Timed Tests, Time on Task, Task Analysis
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Umbreit, John; Lane, Kathleen L.; Dejud, Carlos – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
This study examined the effects of increasing task difficulty when inadequately challenging tasks are assigned. Jason, a 10-year-old, typically developing Caucasian boy, attended a fourth-grade general education classroom at a public elementary school. During independent academic assignments in math and reading, Jason often talked with other…
Descriptors: Assignments, Student Behavior, Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment