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Peer reviewedSalend, Spencer J.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1984
Regular and special elementary educators (216) completed a 29-item questionnaire that asked them to estimate how frequently they employed a specific aversive contingency in their classroom. The results indicate that teachers most frequently use relatively mild aversive contingencies. Differences between regular and special educators were…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Punishment
Peer reviewedSalend, Spencer J.; Andress, Marilyn J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1984
An individual free token/response cost system was used to decrease the stuttering of an elementary-level student. Reasons for the effectiveness of this technique may include its provision of immediate feedback, use of visual cues, and simple recordkeeping. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Feedback
Peer reviewedSalend, Spencer J.; Lamb, Elizabeth Allen – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1986
An interdependent group-managed response-cost system mediated by free tokens was employed to decrease inappropriate verbalizations of two groups of elementary-level learning disabled children (N=9). Results indicated that this contingency system was a viable and effective method of decreasing inappropriate behavior. Peer pressure was credited for…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Cooperation
Salend, Spencer J. – Academic Therapy, 1987
Special education teachers should involve their students in developing and implementing a successful contingency management system by including them in such activities as selecting target behaviors, choosing reinforcers, writing and reviewing behavioral contracts, and evaluating the system. Guidelines are presented for eliciting student attitudes…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Disabilities
Peer reviewedSalend, Spencer J.; Gordon, Barbara D. – Behavioral Disorders, 1987
An interdependent group-oriented timeout ribbon procedure was effective in decreasing the inappropriate verbalizations of two groups of resource room students (grades 1-3). A timeout ribbon was removed for one minute following inappropriate verbalizations, during which time the group lost the opportunity to earn tokens for activity or tangible…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Emotional Disturbances
