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Couch, Richard W. – 1986
Precision teaching (PT) is an approach to the science of human behavior that focuses on precise monitoring of carefully defined behaviors in an attempt to construct an environmental analysis of that behavior and its controlling variables. A variety of subjects have been used with PT, ranging in academic objectives from beginning reading to college…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Experience Charts
Spence, Ian; Hively, Wells – Educational Technology, 1993
Discussion of practicing academic skills focuses on a program at the Ben Bronz Academy (Connecticut) for learning-disabled students that uses Precision Teaching and fluency practice via computers. Highlights include fluency and academic performance; knowledge of progress, including charts of student progress; and suggestions for further research.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Charts, Computer Assisted Instruction