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Lannie, Amanda L.; Martens, Brian K. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2004
This study investigated students' allocation of responding as a function of task difficulty and type of reinforcement contingency (i.e., accuracy based or time based). Four regular education fourth-grade students were presented with two identical stacks of easy and then difficult math worksheets using a reversal design. Regardless of condition,…
Descriptors: Worksheets, Mathematics Instruction, Difficulty Level, Grade 4
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Meyer, Kim A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1999
A functional analysis involving antecedent events was conducted with four students identified as having behavior problems. Off-task behavior was measured while task difficulty and level of adult attention was manipulated during analog sessions. Results revealed higher rates of off-task behavior during difficult tasks and improved behavior when…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
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Mace, F. Charles; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Two studies involving three adolescents with severe emotional disturbance/behavior disorders and learning difficulties examined effects of problem difficulty and reinforcer quality upon time allocated to two sets of arithmetic problems. Results have implications for understanding the effects of problem difficulty and reinforcer quality on behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Arithmetic, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns