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Patel, Rutvi R.; Normand, Matthew P.; Kohn, Carolynn S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2019
We combined several single-subject designs to assess the effects of contingent and noncontingent token reinforcement on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) exhibited by 4 preschool-aged children. Higher overall levels and longer bouts of MVPA reliably occurred when tokens were delivered contingent on MVPA for 3 of the 4 children when…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Preschool Children, Token Economy, Contingency Management
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Nieto, Paola; Wiskow, Katie M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020
A recent intervention, the Step it UP! game (Galbraith & Normand, 2017), consists of an interdependent group contingency to increase student physical activity. In addition, previous research demonstrated that adult interaction may reinforce physical activity (Larson et al., 2014). We extended research on the Step it UP! game by comparing the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Contingency Management, Physical Activity Level, Educational Games
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Shayne, Rachel K.; Fogel, Victoria A.; Miltenberger, Raymond G.; Koehler, Shannon – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
We compared the effects of exergaming and traditional physical education on physical activity among 4 active children who were not overweight and who had experience with the exergaming activities prior to the study. Results showed that exergaming produced substantially higher percentages of physical activity and opportunity to engage in physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Grade 3, Elementary School Students