A descriptive assessment of instruction-based interactions in the preschool classroom

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-90

  Ndoro, Virginia W ^a   Hanley, Gregory P ^b   Tiger, Jeffrey H ^b   Heal, Nicole A ^b  

^a Behavior and Social Intervention Center

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Descriptive assessment; Instructions; Preschool children; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACULTY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; TEACHING;

EID: 33746920908     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2006.146-04     Document Type: Article

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