Training Children to Work Productively in Classroom Groups.

Peterson, Robert F.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ035242

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Publication Date: 1971

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Training Children to Work Productively in Classroom Groups

Peterson, Robert F.; And Others

Exceptional Children, 37, 7, 491-500, Mar 71

An alternative to homogeneous grouping, involving direct assessment of academic productivity and pre-training for group work, is illustrated by two experiments which used contingency management techniques to develop and maintain high rates of academic productivity in a group of two boys with school adjustment problems and in a larger group. (KW)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Exceptional Child Education, Group Behavior, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Reinforcement, Students, Study Habits, Teaching Methods

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