Increasing On-Task Behavior Using Teacher Attention Delivered on a Fixed-Time Schedule

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 149-162

  Riley, Jessica L ^a   McKevitt, Brian C ^a   Shriver, Mark D ^b   Allen, Keith D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed time schedule; Intervention; On task behavior; Reinforcement; Teacher attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051932727     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-011-9132-y     Document Type: Article

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