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Agnew, Stephen; Kerr, Jane; Watt, Richard – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
This research explored the effect of incentives to complete online quizzes during a course. When a 1% weighting incentive per quiz was removed, student engagement dropped dramatically. There is also evidence that students who continued to complete quizzes did so with less vigour, spending less time on each quiz, starting them later in the week and…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Incentives, Behavior Modification
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Kramer, Jessica M.; Coster, Wendy J.; Kao, Ying-Chia; Snow, Anne; Orsmond, Gael I. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
The use of current adaptive behavior measures in practice and research is limited by their length and need for a professional interviewer. There is a need for alternative measures that more efficiently assess adaptive behavior in children and youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Autism, Focus Groups, Computer Assisted Testing
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Khanna, Muniya S.; Kendall, Philip C. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2008
Empirical data support the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for child anxiety, but there is need and merit in the development and evaluation of cost-effective and transportable CBT approaches. Relatedly, a widely endorsed goal is the dissemination of evidence-based treatments from research clinics to community settings.…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Coping, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring
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Reilly, Mark P.; Greenwald, Mark K.; Johanson, Chris-Ellyn – Psychological Record, 2006
The Stoplight Task, a procedure involving a computer analog of a stoplight, was evaluated for assessing risk taking in humans. Seventeen participants earned points later exchangeable for money by completing a response requirement before the red light appeared on a simulated traffic light. The green light signaled to start responding; it changed to…
Descriptors: Probability, Personality Assessment, Personality Traits, At Risk Persons
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Slee, Phillip T.; Mohyla, Jury – Educational Research, 2007
Background: The evidence is now quite clear that bullying in schools is an international problem. Bullying is widely regarded as a particularly destructive form of aggression, with harmful physical, social and emotional outcomes for all involved (bullies, victims and bystanders), and with particular risks for children with special needs. The…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Testing
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Xu, Chunzhen; Reid, Robert; Steckelberg, Allen – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
This article reviews technology research (n=20) with students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in five categories: computer-assisted instruction, computer-based cognitive training, biofeedback training, assessment, and behavior modification. Analysis of available research suggests there is little well controlled experimental…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Biofeedback