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Kelly, Kathleen	1
Proe, Susan	1
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The Effects of a Token Reinforcement System on Arithmetic Achievement and Short-Term Retention by Educable Mentally Retarded Students in a Public School Setting

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Van Osdol, B. M.; And Others – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1973

Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Mathematics, Mental Retardation

Developing Generalized Behavior-Modification Skills in High-School Students Working with Retarded Children

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Gladstone, Bruce W.; Sherman, James A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1975

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Feedback, Operant Conditioning

The Development of Treatment Techniques for the Remediation of Self-Injurious Behavior in the Classroom and Home. Final Report.

Gaylord-Ross, Robert J. – 1979

Four treatment procedures were evaluated for effectiveness in reducing self injurious behavior (SIB) of 22 severely handicapped students. Treatment procedures included contingent restraint, reinforcement withdrawal, differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior, and ommission training (rewarding the S for not emitting the SIB response).…

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research

A Nine-Month Token Reinforcement Program for the Trainable Retarded. Research and Development Report, Volume VI, Number 1.

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Ayllon, Teodoro; Kelly, Kathleen – 1972

Reported are five studies related to the effects of a token reinforcement system based upon principles of operant conditioning on academic performance of trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children, conducted over a 9-month period in an entire school for TMR students. Study 1 investigated the effects of a school-wide reinforcement program on…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation

Interactions Between Teacher Guidance and Contingent Access to Play in Developing Preacademic Skills of Deviant Preschool Children

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Rowbury, Trudylee G.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1976

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances

The Effects of Contingent Praise Upon the Achievement of a Deficit Junior High School Student in Oral Reading Accuracy in Probes Above Her Functional Grade Level.

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Proe, Susan; Wade, David – 1973

Evaluated was the effectiveness of three training procedures (imitation training, imitation training with praise, and imitation training with points for an art supply contingency) in improving the oral reading accuracy and reading comprehension of a 13-year-old girl whose functional reading was at the second grade level. The procedures were…

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Imitation, Junior High Schools