Applying a randomized interdependent group contingency component to classwide peer tutoring for multiplication fact fluency

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 300-318

  Hawkins, Renee O ^a   Musti Rao, Shobana ^a   Hughes, Cynthia ^a   Berry, Laura ^a   McGuire, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Classwide peer tutoring; Math; Multiplication fluency; Randomized group contingencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894899388     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-009-9093-6     Document Type: Article

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