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Interpreting the Conflicting Results of Individual versus Group Contingencies in Classrooms: The Targeted Behavior as a Mediating Variable.

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Pigott, H. Edmund; Heggie, Deborah L. – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1986

Review of 20 studies comparing relative efficacy of individual and group contingencies found the former to be generally superior when academic performance was the targeted behavior. In contrast, no consistent differential effect was found when students' social response was the targeted behavior, yet increased verbal threats were reported during…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management

A Behavior Game for the Reduction of Inappropriate Classroom Behaviors.

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Hegerle, Dana R.; And Others – School Psychology Digest, 1979

A group-contingency behavior game significantly decreased disruptive classroom behavior after five weeks. The classroom observers gradually phased themselves out of the program, while training the teacher to continue the game unaided. Further analysis of the relative influences of peer pressure and competition v social reinforcement is needed. (CP)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques