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The Use of Goal Setting and Contingency Contracting for Improving Children's Homework Performance.

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Miller, Deborah L.; Kelley, Mary Lou – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1994

This study, with 4 parent-child dyads in which the children (ages 9 to 11) exhibited substantial homework problems, found that goal setting and contingency contracting produced significant improvements in children's homework accuracy. Two of the subjects showed substantial improvements in on-task behavior. Parents rated the procedures highly.…

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Goal Orientation, Homework