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| Elementary Education | 1 |
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| Horowitz, Alan B. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBarton, Keith; Horowitz, Alan B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Presents research evidence that children with a high verbal-low spatial ability profile tend to respond in the "usual" way to social reinforcement or praise, whereas children with a high spatial-low verbal profile do not find praise reinforcing. Implications for teaching considered in detail. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Research, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
