Improving Classroom Performance in Underachieving Preadolescents: The Additive Effects of Response Cost to a School-Home Note System.

McCain, Alyson P.; Kelley, Mary Lou

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ERIC Number: EJ498751

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Publication Date: 1994

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Improving Classroom Performance in Underachieving Preadolescents: The Additive Effects of Response Cost to a School-Home Note System.

McCain, Alyson P.; Kelley, Mary Lou

Child & Family Behavior Therapy, v16 n2 p27-41 1994

Compared the effectiveness of a school-home note with and without response cost on the disruptive and on-task behavior of three preadolescents. Inclusion of response cost was associated with marked improvements in attentiveness and stabilization of disruptive behavior as compared with that obtained with a traditional school-home note. (LKS)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 4, Males, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Teacher Effectiveness, Token Economy, Underachievement

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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