Modifying Activities to Produce Functional Outcomes: Effects on the Problem Behaviors of Students with Disabilities.

Dunlap, Glen; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ518051

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Publication Date: 1995

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Modifying Activities to Produce Functional Outcomes: Effects on the Problem Behaviors of Students with Disabilities.

Dunlap, Glen; And Others

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v20 n4 p248-58 Win 1995

This article describes positive effects of modifying curricular activities in accordance with the individual interests of three elementary students with disabilities (including autism, mental retardation, and emotional/behavioral disorder). Students exhibited less problem behavior and more on-task responding in the modified activity condition. (DB)

Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Individualized Instruction, Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Treatment, Severe Disabilities, Student Interests, Time on Task

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards with Reservations

WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/82757

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