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Dixon, Mark R.; Paliliunas, Dana; Barron, Becky F.; Schmick, Ayla M.; Stanley, Caleb R. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2021
The present study examined the content of applied behavior analytic therapy (ABA therapy) on skill acquisition and intelligence test scores of twenty-eight children with autism and related disabilities. Using a randomized controlled trial, we compared (a) traditional ABA consisting of verbal behavior techniques developed by Skinner (Verbal…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Applied Behavior Analysis, Intervention, Skill Development
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McTiernan, Aoife; Holloway, Jennifer; Healy, Olive; Hogan, Michael – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2016
A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate the impact of a frequency-building curriculum to increase the fluency of component mathematics skills in a sample of 28 males aged 9-11 years. Assessments of mathematical ability were conducted before and after the training period to evaluate the impact of learning component skills fluently on…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Curriculum
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Greene, Irene; Mc Tiernan, Aoife; Holloway, Jennifer – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2018
The current study employed a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the use of peer tutoring and fluency-based instruction to increase mathematics fluency with addition and subtraction computation skills. Forty-one elementary school students between the ages of eight and 12 years participated in the 8-week study using cross-age peer tutoring, Say…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Randomized Controlled Trials, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Problems