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Wigglesworth, Jennifer; Heintzman, Paul – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2021
In the current study, the researchers qualitatively explored the life significance of a university summer outdoor education (OE) course. The data included 15 in-depth interviews with alumni who had participated in one of the university's summer OE courses over 20 years ago. The researchers interpretively analyzed the interview transcripts and…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Outdoor Education, College Students, Alumni
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Radley, Keith C.; Moore, James W.; Dart, Evan H.; Ford, W. Blake; Helbig, Kate A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Five participants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) between the ages of 10 and 14 years attended a twice-weekly social skills group for 8 weeks. A multiple probe design across skills with concurrent replication across participants was utilized to assess the effects of social skills training using multiple exemplars and lag schedules on social…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Early Adolescents
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Hirsch, Shanna E.; Bruhn, Allison L.; Lloyd, John Wills; Katsiyannis, Antonis – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2017
There is substantial empirical evidence that the Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) process is an effective means to reduce student problem behavior and increase desirable behaviors (e.g., What Works Clearinghouse, 2016). The use of an FBA as the basis for a behavior intervention plan (BIP) has been a requirement for certain disciplinary…
Descriptors: Fidelity, Barriers, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Student Behavior
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Noel, Christina R.; Rubow, Christopher C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2018
Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) is an effective technique for reducing a variety of behaviors in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); however, prior researchers have not investigated the effects of NCR to reduce perseverative speech in children with ASD in naturalistic educational contexts. The current investigation evaluated the…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence
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Darrow, Sabrina M.; Dalto, Georgia; Follette, William C. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2012
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) is an interpersonal behavior therapy that relies on a therapist's ability to contingently respond to in-session client behavior. Valued behavior change in clients results from the therapist shaping more effective client interpersonal behaviors by providing effective social reinforcement when these behaviors…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Behavior Modification, Psychotherapy, Behavior Change
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Luckett, Tim; Bundy, Anita; Roberts, Jacqueline – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
Play is, by definition, internally motivated, flexible, spontaneous and voluntary. Yet some researchers claim to have taught children with autism to play using behavioural interventions that are heavily structured, repetitive and make use of external reinforcements. In the current systematic review, we examine the extent to which these claims are…
Descriptors: Rewards, Researchers, Play, Autism
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Rolls, Edmund T. – Neuropsychologia, 2007
Neurophysiological evidence is described showing that some neurons in the macaque inferior temporal visual cortex have responses that are invariant with respect to the position, size and view of faces and objects, and that these neurons show rapid processing and rapid learning. Which face or object is present is encoded using a distributed…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurology, Physiology
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Gumpel, Thomas P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
We conducted three studies which examined the performance vs. skill acquisition model of social skills deficits. In Study 1, baseline social behaviors for a random sample of 12 boys with comorbid emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), learning disabilities (LD), language delays, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) revealed that…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reinforcement, Learning Theories, Socialization
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Blom, Doke E.; Zimmerman, Barry J. – Journal of School Psychology, 1981
Studied the use of a social learning approach to reduce the unpopularity of an 11-year-old girl. Used a multiple baseline design to successively implement reinforcement contingencies on each class of social skill. Substantial improvements in performance were noted. Sociometric ratings of popularity by others improved after intervention. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Children, Counseling Techniques
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Carter, Jane; Sugai, George – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Strategies typically used for teaching academic skills can also be used to teach disabled children to become more socially competent. They include modeling, strategic placement, correspondence training, rehearsal and practice, positive reinforcement/shaping, prompting and coaching, positive practice, and multimethod training packages. (VW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Liberman, Robert – Amer J Orthopsychiat, 1970
A discussion of the key to success in family therapy as found in the change in interpersonal behavior within the family. (JM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
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McGinnis, Ellen; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1985
Skill-streaming, based on the behavioral technique of structured learning, promotes social behaviors among behavior disordered students by systematically providing sequenced steps, role playing, feedback, practice in real-life situations, and reinforcement. Students evaluate their own performance on homework assignments. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback
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Reese, Sandra C.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Describes behavioral procedures used with adolescent students which involved manipulating type and delay of reinforcement, teaching desirable behaviors, and training in several skills. Implemented procedures through an independent group-oriented contingency system. These students performed significantly better on grades, school attendance, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
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Davis, Mary Trotter; And Others – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1996
An intervention using natural reinforcement and peer influence with three three-person groups of preschoolers, each containing one child with a disability, was evaluated. The design of the intervention (multiple probe across subjects) was found to be effective in increasing the subjects' positive social initiations. Some generalization was also…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Generalization
Reese, Sandra C.; And Others – 1977
This paper briefly outlines the outcomes of a large-scale behavioral program, Preparation through Responsive Educational Programs (PREP), involving students with academic and social deficits from a 1350-student junior high school. Overall program effectiveness was assessed by outcome criteria of total school grades, grades in non-PREP classes,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Educational Research
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