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A Review of Behavioral Staff Training in Special Education Settings.
Demchak, MaryAnn – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1987
The article provides a review of behavioral staff training (focusing on antecedent, contingency management, and multi-faceted procedures) in special education settings, primarily institutions. Techniques are discussed according to such criteria as evaluation of staff behavior, changes in client behavior, inclusion of follow-up observations, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons
ABA and the Development of Meaningful Social Relations for Young Children with Autism.
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Strain, Phillip S.; Schwartz, Ilene – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This article reviews two instructional strategies, derived from applied behavior analysis, designed to develop meaningful social relations for children with autism. The literature on the implementation and effectiveness of teaching peers to be intervention agents and using group-oriented contingencies is reviewed. Emphasis is on the social…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management
Training and Generalization of Affective Behavior Displayed by Youth with Autism.
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Gena, Angeliki; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
A study of 4 youths (ages 11-18) with autism examined the effectiveness of teaching appropriate affective behavioral responses. Participants were described by teachers as having flat and inappropriate affect. Treatment consisted of modeling, prompting, and reinforcement. The combination of an error-correction procedure and contingent delivery of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Autism, Behavior Change
In Vivo Rating of Treatment Acceptability by Children: Group Size Effects in Group Contingencies to Improve Spelling Performance.
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Shapiro, Edward S.; Goldberg, Ronald – Journal of School Psychology, 1990
Investigated acceptability of intervention designed to improve spelling performance as rated by sixth grade students (n=93) in two studies. Results showed that these interventions were successful at improving spelling performance and that differences related to group size were inconsistent across studies. (Author/PVV)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
The Effects of a Copy, Cover, Compare Procedure and a Token Economy on the Retention of Basic Multiplication Facts by Two Middle School Students with ADD and ADHD.
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Bolich, Barbara; And Others – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1995
A Copy, Cover, and Compare procedure was found to produce large improvements in the accuracy of the multiplication facts of two middle school students with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. The addition of a token economy program produced only small improvements in performance. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Instructional Effectiveness
Translating Research into Practice for Instruction of Students with Moderate Disabilities.
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Houston, Debby; Thomas, Jan – 2003
This report summarizes the results of research studies on instructional practices that significantly affect the cognitive, language, or mental abilities of students with disabilities. The investigation reviewed current research on instruction of students with moderate disabilities and sought to identify effective instructional practices. The steps…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Computer Assisted Instruction, Contingency Management