Decreasing transition times in a second grade classroom: Scientific support for the timely transitions game

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-107

  Yarbrough, Jamie L ^a   Skinner, Christopher H ^a   Lee, Young Ju ^a   Lemmons, Cathy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Knox County School System   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental control; Explicit timing; Interdependent group contingency; Timely Transitions Game; Withdrawal design

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549109237     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J370v20n02_06     Document Type: Article

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