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Peer reviewedRolider, Ahmos; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
Two persons (ages 15-24) with developmental handicaps were taught by 2 therapists under varying punishment conditions. Results indicated that the task being taught was mastered by each subject only when the therapist delivering punishment was teaching and that each subject made more eye-to-face contact when the therapist delivering punishment was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Developmental Disabilities, Eye Contact
Peer reviewedTudor, 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
Peer reviewedGladstone, Bruce W.; Sherman, James A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Feedback, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedVan Houten, Ron; Nau, Paul A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1980
The performance of five students (ages 6 to 10) in an adjustment class for deaf children was compared under fixed and variable ratio schedules of reinforcement. During the VR condition, students visually attended more and engaged in disruptive behavior less often than during the FR condition. (Author)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Deafness
Peer reviewedGreenwood, Charles R.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This study of implementation of a classwide peer tutoring program for 108 disadvantaged students found that specific variations in program implementation and teachers' applications of the program produced differential levels of student outcome. Implementation factors considered included, among others, opportunities to receive program sessions and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Influences, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedNeef, Nancy A.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1980
The study investigated the effects of interspersing known items during spelling instruction on new words for three moderately to severely mentally retarded male students (ages 19 to 24). Results showed that high density reinforcement did facilitate performance over baseline; however, interspersal training was superior to the other conditions in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Males, Memory, Moderate Mental Retardation
