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Sexton, Richard E.; And Others – 1979
The usefulness of providing specific information and a progress/feedback mechanism to control utility usage in community-based, halfway houses for dependent-neglected and for delinquent adolescents was explored. The investigation was carried out in a random sample of 12 houses of an Arizona facility, divided into equivalent groups of three houses.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Delinquency, Energy Conservation
Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This study evaluated effects of a training package to improve behaviors of residents with mental retardation and staff responses. The training procedure included video feedback and self-management procedures (for residents) and video and graphic feedback (for staff). Results showed improved behaviors for residents with both internalizing and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Feedback
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Hansen, William B.; Evans, Richard I. – Adolescence, 1982
Tested the efficacy of several programs using feedback about carbon monoxide as strategies for deterring experimentation with cigarettes in sixth-grade children (N=405). Compared to no-treatment controls, the only program to reduce experimentation with cigarettes was the information-only program. Several programs had increases in rates of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Children, Comparative Analysis
Froman, Robin D.; Owen, Steven V. – 1975
Investigated with a 26-year-old male graduate student were the immediate and long-term effects of social reinforcement and feedback on the incidence of stuttering. The S's speech dysfluencies were recorded under baseline and intervention conditions in three settings: two classes the S taught and a weekly hour-long conversation period with peers.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Feedback, Graduate Students
Carter, John L. – 1979
A series of investigations was conducted to determine the effects of biofeedback training on 20 learning disabled elementary boys, 16 educable retarded boys, and 5 "non-diagnosed" elementary children with learning problems. Treatment of each group consisted of getting the children settled into the room and listening to a pre-recorded…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Feedback
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Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A multi-faceted training package for inappropriate social behavior was evaluated with five children with mild mental retardation and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a residential program. Residents were individually trained in self-management skills with video feedback. Direct-care staff also received training. Although staff increased…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children
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Tymms, Peter; Merrell, Christine – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2006
Severely inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children fall behind their peers and can be difficult for teachers. What impact do screening and/or advice have? Interventions were randomly assigned to 2040 schools and 24 local education authorities in England. School-level interventions involved naming pupils with ADHD-like behaviour, or providing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children
Semmel, Melvyn I.; And Others – 1976
The effects of Computer-Assisted Teacher Training System (CATTS) feedback in a preservice special education teacher training program are discussed. It is explained that a series of studies were conducted to test the efficacy of CATTS feedback in effecting teacher trainees' acquisition and performance of specific teaching skills. Chapter 1 presents…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Observation Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology
2002
This document contains four papers from a symposium on cost analysis, evaluation, and feedback in human resource development. "Training Evaluation with 360-Degree Feedback" (Froukje A. Jellema) reports on a quasi-experimental study that examined the effectiveness of 360-degree feedback in evaluating the training received by nurses in a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Behavior Change, Cost Effectiveness, Definitions