Four emotionally disturbed preschoolers engaged in a higher frequency of disruptive behavior in a regular classroom than in a special class, and teachers in the two settings responded differently to the disruptive behavior. (CL)

The use of operant conditioning techniques in a classroom for educationally handicapped children was studied to determine if it would result in a reduction of maladaptive behavior. The subjects consisted of an experimental and a control group of elementary school children, with an IQ range in the experimental class of 88 to 119. The experimental…

Thirty-six conduct problem first graders were randomly assigned to either a special class of eight children or regular classes. (Author)

Individual and group contingencies in controlling undesirable behaviors in 26 educable mentally handicapped children (median age 9 years) in two special classrooms were compared. (Atuhor)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).

Behavior modification procedures appropriate to the classroom for altering socially deviant behaviors in young children are described. In the first section (Teachers, Peers and Parents as Agents of Change in the Classroom), the classroom is not only the focus of study but also the setting in which treatment, in the form of intervention programs,…

Empirical behavior principles were applied to the development of remedial teaching procedures and materials for retarded and emotionally disturbed students ages 5-8. Students were referred by schools as severe behavior problems or extreme learning disability cases; intelligence ranged from retarded to normal. Research, conducted in two laboratory…

Compared was the effectiveness of punishment and positive reinforcement on the nonattending behaviors and academic achievement of 18 elementary grade children in two special classes for children with social or adjustment problems. During the positive reinforcement condition each student earned a slash mark whenever he was observed attending to…

Following its initial year, an engineered classroom for educationally handicapped (EH) children was replicated and extended. Evaluation indicated that the program could effectively increase emphasis on reading and include both primary and secondary students. Reintegration in the regular classes for EH children could be done on both a gradual and…