A comparison of performance feedback procedures on teachers' treatment implementation integrity and students' inappropriate behavior in special education classrooms

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 447-461

  DiGennaro, Florence D ^a,c   Martens, Brian K ^a   Kleinmann, Ava E ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Melmark New England   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance contingency; Directed rehearsal; Feedback; Functional behavior assessment; Special education; Treatment integrity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FACULTY; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 38449119706     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.40-447     Document Type: Article

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