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The "Least Intrusive Intervention" Strategy for Behavior Change Procedures: The Use of Public and Private Feedback in School Classrooms
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Lobitz, W. Charles; Burns, William – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
A strategy for teachers and consultants which moves from less to more intrusive interventions is described and demonstrated with a case example. Private feedback was ineffective in reducing a child's inappropriate behavior, but introduction of public feedback resulted in a decrease in inappropriate behavior to below the class average. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Behavioral Features of the Mentally Retarded Adolescent; Implications for Mainstream Educators.
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Schloss, Patrick J.; Sedlak, Robert A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Presents current psychological and educational literature associated with the behavioral characteristics of the mentally retarded adolescent. Discusses empirical constructs including adaptive behavior, motivation, reinforcer effectiveness, locus of control, and social discrimination skills of the mentally retarded. Suggests practical strategies…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques