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Rhymer, Katrina N.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Henington, Carlen; D'Reaux, Robyn A.; Sims, SanPier – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
A study evaluated the effects of explicit timing procedure on problem completion rates and accuracy levels in 40 African-American third-grade students. Results showed that the explicit timing procedure increased problem completion rates. A decreasing trend in percentage of problems correct also occurred. Recommendations for educators are…
Descriptors: Black Students, Educational Strategies, Grade 3, Learning Disabilities
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Tiger, Jeffrey H.; Bouxsein, Kelly J.; Fisher, Wayne W. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
Fjellstedt and Sulzer-Azaroff (1973) used differential reinforcement of short latencies to decrease a child's latency to comply with instructions. We replicated this contingency with a young man diagnosed with Asperger syndrome across two tasks (question answering and math problem solving). We added a differential reinforcement contingency to…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Reinforcement, Problem Solving, Reaction Time