Contract grading, team teaching, and demonstrations facilitate student's active involvement and enjoyment of college introductory psychology courses. (Author/JR)

Three criteria for an effective school incentive program that enhances motivation and improves student learning are as follows: perception of program fairness; worthwhileness of rewards; and communicability of program components. Factors that contribute to these criteria are discussed in this paper based upon the South Carolina experience. Five…

At the higher education level, some educators saw individualization of the college curriculum as a means for personal development and a method for empowering the students and the faculty. Notions of adult education appeared to reinforce the strong movement to individualize the college curriculum. The development of contract learning pulled…

Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) aides were paid on the basis of proportion of tasks completed on a simple checklist of job performance rather than on simply being physically present. This procedure was found to be effective for increasing the level of work performance. (EH)

The student contract method as experimentally implemented in an Australian college is briefly outlined. (Author/KM)

The present study attempted to determine which system, behavior contracts or behavior proclamations, would be more effective in upgrading the academic and social behaviors of students in a typical suburban high school. (Author/RK)

In a contract grading system, the instructor defines the performance required for each grade, the student defines the performance level to which he or she will work, and signs a contract in which the instructor is committed to awarding this predetermined grade if the student attains the appropriate performance level. This paper is based on a…

Academic work carried out through learning contracts at Empire State College is described. Learning contracts are defined and examples are given. Faculty roles, educational advantages, and implementation methods are discussed. (MLH)

"Teaching the test" has been defined in terms of teaching those particular content knowledges or skills needed to answer the test items correctly. Evidence of several sorts examined in this paper clearly indicates that New Century was teaching students in Providence, R.I., the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test, which was used to assess their…

Described is the contract for the CASE (Career Associate in Special Education) program designed to structure and formalize the relation between practicum objectives and student behaviors. The contract has resulted in the elimination of several undesirable or unprofessional work-related behaviors and poor work habits. (JMF)

Sets forth the many factors involved in deciding whether to purchase, lease, or contract for transportation scheduling services. Describes how one school district solved the problem. (Author/MLF)

What to look for when considering contracting for maintenance. (Author)

Available from: C. Elton Hinshaw, Secretary, 1313 21st Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37212. (JG)

Developed and evaluated a home-based contracting program to determine its effect on the compliance rates of 25 discharged alcohol patients to a disulfiram (antabuse) regimen. After three months those subjects who were involved in contracting and recording reached criterion more frequently than those in the minimal treatment group. (JAC)

Tells how to make contracts effective in guiding and stimulating children's independent classroom work on specific reading skills. (Author/RB)