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Peer reviewedClements, J. Eugene; Tracy, D. B. – Exceptional Children, 1977
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cues, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedMacCubrey, Jean – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Downs Syndrome, Drafting, Exceptional Child Research
Moose, Marian Lorenz – Journal for Special Educators of the Mentally Retarded, 1977
For journal availability, see EC 092 078.
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Brigham, Thomas A.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1976
A discussion of a new emphasis for behavior modification which produces behaviors to prompts rather than reaction to information. (HB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Change Strategies, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedYawkey, Thomas D.; Griffith, Diane Le Penna – Child Study Journal, 1974
An investigation of the applicability of behavior modification techniques to the operant crying behaviors (OCBs) in a regular kindergarten classroom was conducted. With baseline, reinforcement, and extinction conditions, the OCBs of two 5-year-old subjects were significantly decreased between baseline and reinforcement conditions. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Kindergarten Children
Cook, Jennifer – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1975
Described is a 10-week inservice training course in behavior modification for 10 special educators. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education
Download full textCollette-Harris, Martha; Minke, Karl A. – 1975
Two groups of six children (aged 9 and 10 years) were given either traditional remedial reading treatment or behavioral therapy consisting of the Staats motivated Action Reading Technique. The method involved positive reinforcement for correct responses during three phases of instruction: individual word phase, oral reading phase, and silent…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Dyslexia, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedRosenfield, Sylvia – Exceptional Children, 1979
The techniques of behavior modification are of potentially great value in the schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Consultants, Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedVeatch, Jeannette – Young Children, 1974
Discussion of student motivation and participation, emphasizing the teacher's role in managing students' behavior. (ST)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Early Childhood Education, Motivation, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedTawney, James W.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1973
Identified are misconceptions of behavior modification procedures according to which behavior modification is connected mistakenly with noncontingent reinforcement, partial change of a teacher's behavior, decelerations of inappropriate behaviors only, dependency producing technology, teacher dominated activity, a single type of classroom…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedPascal, Charles E. – Exceptional Children, 1976
It is asserted that behavior modification principles (such as using behavioral objectives, positive consequences, and individualized adaptations) should be employed in teaching behavior modification techniques to parents and teachers. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, General Education, Handicapped Children
MacCubrey, Mary Katharine – 1968
Operant conditioning techniques were used to modify verbal behavior in 18 institutionalized, trainable mentally handicapped mongoloids with chronological ages from 4-6 to 7-10 and mental ages from 2.0 to 2.10. Two instruments were constructed to evaluate language: a language test and a speech rating scale. Project leaders had no prior knowledge of…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Case Records, Down Syndrome
Peer reviewedCrow, Frances; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1975
A successful behavior modification technique using a punch card to reward good behavior has been developed to teach exceptional children new academic, social and emotional behavior. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Sheron, Arvilla A. – Educ Training Ment Retarded, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Newman, Isadore; And Others – 1975
Reviewed are some of the most effective behavior modification techniques for use with learning disabled (LD) children. Compared are the medical, psychometric, and behavioral models of LD; and discussed are the criteria used for classifying LD. Principles of applying motivational techniques such as selecting an effective reinforcer are considered.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities
