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Henderson, Hyrum S.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1986
The article summarizes results of three experiments evaluating the effectiveness of a packaged program for improving and maintaining the on-task behavior of mildly handicapped children through the use of variable interval reinforcement schedules. On-task behavior increased and was maintained in all three experiments and academic performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Contingency Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness