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Peer reviewedMcCurdy, Merilee; Skinner, Christopher H.; Grantham, Kay; Watson, T. Steuart; Hindman, Peggy M. – School Psychology Review, 2001
An alternating treatments design was used to evaluate the effects of the interspersal procedure on an elementary student who was referred to a school psychologist for high rates of off-task behavior during independent seatwork. Results showed that the procedure increased the student's on-task levels during classroom mathematics assignments.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedDePaepe, Paris A.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1996
Examination of the effects of difficulty level of academic tasks on the behavior of 2 subjects (ages 9 and 12) with severe behavior disorders found that difficult tasks were generally associated with lower percentages of time-on-task and higher percentages of time engaged in disruptive behavior than were easy task conditions. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Class Activities, Difficulty Level
Marliave, Richard – 1978
A model of Academic Learning Time (ALT) is described, where ALT represents ongoing student learning in terms of student engagement, low student error rate, and relevance of the instructional task to the specified outcome. This model was validated in a correlational study of the relationship between these variables and student achievement in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Classroom Observation Techniques, Difficulty Level
Peer reviewedMeyer, Kim A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1999
A functional analysis involving antecedent events was conducted with four students identified as having behavior problems. Off-task behavior was measured while task difficulty and level of adult attention was manipulated during analog sessions. Results revealed higher rates of off-task behavior during difficult tasks and improved behavior when…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
