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Using Functional Behavior Assessment to Match Task Difficulty for a 5th Grade Student: A Case Study
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Haydon, Todd – Education and Treatment of Children, 2012
We used an AB design with a control condition to examine the effects of an academic strategy on a student with a learning disability during a 5th grade math class. During baseline the student had high rates of disruptive behavior, low percentages of intervals of on-task behavior, and low percentages of correct responses. An antecedent-based…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Special Education
The Effects of Highlighting on the Math Computation Performance and Off-Task Behavior of Students with Attention Problems
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Kercood, Suneeta; Grskovic, Janice A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
This study evaluated the effects of color highlighting during a math computation task on performance accuracy and behavior of students with attention problems. Using a multiple baseline across participants design, three students solved math computation problems on worksheets with and without highlighting. Off-task behavior recorded from videotape…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Student Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders, Color
The Effects of Preferred Activities during Academic Work Breaks on Task Engagement and Negatively Reinforced Destructive Behavior.
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McComas, Jennifer J.; Goddard, Carol; Hoch, Hannah – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
Destructive behavior of 9-year-old with learning disabilities was evaluated in a functional analysis. The effects of extinction, negative reinforcement, and negative reinforcement combined with access to preferred activities were compared on behavior and task engagement. Engagement occurred most and destructive behavior occurred least when…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Educational Environment