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Publication Date: 2020-Nov
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Conceptualizing Fixed-Interval Praise Delivery
Floress, Margaret T.; Cates, Gary L.; Poirot, Kelly E.; Estrada, Nicole J.
Intervention in School and Clinic, v56 n2 p84-91 Nov 2020
This article provides a conceptual framework for using fixed-interval praise delivery in the educational setting. Fixed-interval praise delivery can be conceptualized as an antecedent-based strategy that disrupts the natural behavior to contingency relationship in a four-term contingency model (Establishing operation-Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence). Historically, teachers are trained to deliver praise as a consequence-based practice (i.e., contingently). This article describes how teachers can also use praise on a fixed interval as an antecedent-based practice. When praise is delivered on a fixed-interval schedule, educators directly manipulate the level of praise delivered to maintain or increase appropriate student behavior. Using praise as an antecedent-based strategy has the potential to establish and maintain high-quality student-teacher relationships, which positively impacts student behavior. Practical, applied examples and discussion of fixed-interval praise delivery are provided.
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Intervals, Student Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Contingency Management, Behavior Modification
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Language: English
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