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Direct linkGilbertson, Donna; Duhon, Gary; Witt, Joseph C.; Dufrene, Brad – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
This study examined the effects of task difficulty on on-task behavior for four students exhibiting low levels of math performance and on-task behavior. Curriculum-based assessments were conducted with each student to define the difficulty level of math tasks for each student based on the individual's rate of accurate performance on computational…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Time on Task, Task Analysis, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedDickinson, Donald J.; Butt, Joseph A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1989
The study found the on-task behavior of one of two high-achieving as well as of a low-achieving fifth graders increased when the difficulty level of mathematics problems was manipulated to insure a greater than 70 percent success rate. (DB)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Coping
