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The Shifting Balance of Adolescent Time Use
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Zick, Cathleen D. – Youth & Society, 2010
In this study, time diary data from 1977 to 1978 and 2003 to 2005 are used to investigate time use in middle adolescence with the goals of ascertaining (a) changes in time use, (b) how socioeconomic and familial factors influence adolescent time allocation, and (c) the extent to which the mix of leisure undertaken by today's adolescents reflect a…
Descriptors: Wages, Leisure Time, Time Management, Adolescents
Motivation and Physical Activity in Adolescents with Visual Impairments
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Kozub, Francis M. – RE:view: Rehabilitation Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, 2006
It is found that individuals with visual impairments have levels of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and amotivation that influence their use of free time and lead to adaptive or maladaptive outcomes. As such, inactive individuals with visual impairments, lacking motivation to engage in physical activity, become dependent members of society who…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Visual Impairments, Self Motivation, Physical Activities
Variability in Time Reproduction: Difference in ADHD Combined and Inattentive Subtypes
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Mullins, Celine; Bellgrove, Mark A.; Gill, Michael; Robertson, Ian H. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: To examine the relationship between time reproduction, performance variability, and sustained attention deficits in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined (ADHD-C) and inattentive (ADHD-I) subtypes, relative to matched controls. Method: Participants (age range 7.1-14.1 years) performed a time reproduction…
Descriptors: Time Management, Intervals, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
The Effects of Structured Free-Time on Request Compliance and On-Task Behavior of a Preadolescent with ADHD.
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Swenson, Natalia; Lolich, Erin; Williams, Randy Lee; McLaughlin, T. F. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2000
Determines the effectiveness of a structured free-time contingency for a 12-year-old male with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. The overall outcome indicates increases in compliance and on-task behavior during the structured free-time condition. These procedures were effective and easy to implement in a special education resource room for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Hyperactivity
Effects of Problem Difficulty and Reinforcer Quality on Time Allocated to Concurrent Arithmetic Problems.
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Mace, F. Charles; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Two studies involving three adolescents with severe emotional disturbance/behavior disorders and learning difficulties examined effects of problem difficulty and reinforcer quality upon time allocated to two sets of arithmetic problems. Results have implications for understanding the effects of problem difficulty and reinforcer quality on behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Arithmetic, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
Time in the Classroom. Indicator of the Month.
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1993
The amount of time students are exposed to material is one measure of student access to learning opportunities. This information sheet compares instructional time for students in several developed countries. However, how effectively classroom time is used had the greatest influence on student learning. The average amount of time 13-year-olds spent…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations