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Osborne, Kurt; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
The study investigated the effectiveness of using visual cues to highlight the seams of baseballs, to improve the hitting of curveballs by five undergraduate varsity baseball team candidates. Results indicated that subjects hit a greater percentage of marked than unmarked balls. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Athletic Equipment, Athletics, Baseball, College Students
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Tudor, Roger M.; Bostow, Darrel E. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
This study evaluated the importance of active student responding while using the microcomputer to deliver the contingencies of programed instruction. Results from 75 undergraduates found that students who covertly responded to frame blanks or were required to type frame answers performed better on a posttest than students who passively read…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Tudor, Roger M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
The use of overt answer construction in computer-based programmed instruction was studied. Four college students completed an instructional program that alternated between presenting frames with blanks requiring overt responses and complete frames without blanks. All students produced more correct answers corresponding to program segments that…
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education
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Noell, George H.; Witt, Joseph C.; LaFleur, Lynn H.; Mortenson, Bruce P.; Ranier, Deborah D.; LeVelle, James – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
A study examined two strategies for increasing the accuracy with which five elementary teachers implemented a peer tutoring intervention for students with reading difficulties. Four teachers implemented the intervention at levels substantially above baseline during the performance feedback condition. Student reading comprehension scores improved…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Elementary Education, Feedback, Higher Education