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Mellott, Joshua A.; Ardoin, Scott P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2023
Duration schedules of reinforcement for continuous behavior abide by several preexisting operant behavioral economic equations for reinforcer cost, otherwise known as price, and consumption. Duration schedules require behaviors to occur for a set duration of time prior to accessing reinforcement, unlike interval schedules that produce…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Preferences, Student Attitudes, Scheduling
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Macdonald, Libby; Trembath, David; Ashburner, Jill; Costley, Debra; Haas, Kaaren; Keen, Deb – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2020
A number of studies have demonstrated visual schedules and work systems to be effective in assisting students on the autism spectrum to stay on task and work independently. However, evidence of effectiveness does not ensure a timely implementation of interventions in applied educational contexts. The translatability of interventions depends, to a…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Teacher Attitudes
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Sánchez, Maite T.; Menken, Kate; Pappas, Liza N. – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2022
Although U.S. schools that provide bilingual education typically must negotiate English-only policies and pressures to sustain their programming over time, little is known about what this entails at the individual school level. Our research examines in detail how the leaders of an elementary school in New York City with a Spanish-English…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Nelson, Leslie Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently display an inability to self-regulate (use materials appropriately and refrain from self-stimulatory behavior) and self-monitor (complete each step in a task before continuing to the next step) their behavior and therefore experience a great deal of failure within their respective…
Descriptors: Young Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Self Control, Self Management
Sklarz, David P. – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of the study was to conduct a comprehensive review of the research and best practices of exemplary elementary school World Language and Culture Programs. Specifically, (1) to assess the degree to which various program designs had most closely met the measurable goals of the American Council of Teachers of a Foreign Language, commonly…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Hassenpflug, Anna M. – 1981
The major purposes of this study were to determine how individual third graders use and understand school time, to ascertain what relationships exist between their use and perception of school time, and to generate conclusions about third graders' use and understanding of school time that would be relevant for educational administrators and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Research, Educational Administration, Educational Strategies