A comparison of group-oriented contingencies and randomized reinforcers to improve homework completion and accuracy for students with disabilities

School Psychology Review

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-324

  Lynch, Annmarie ^a   Theodore, Lea A ^b   Bray, Melissa A ^c   Kehle, Thomas J ^c,d  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 70350680457     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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