Selecting intervention strategies: Using brief experimental analysis for mathematics problems

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-168

  Codding, Robin S ^a   Baglici, Stephanie ^b   Gottesman, Dana ^b   Johnson, Mitchelle ^b   Kert, Allison Schaffer ^b   Lebeouf, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief experimental analysis; CBA; Interventions; Mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849083685     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377900802484661     Document Type: Article

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