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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Johnson, Kent; Street, Elizabeth M. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2012
Morningside Academy is a third-level scientifically driven service organization (Johnston, 1996) consisting of a laboratory school and outreach to schools and agencies throughout the United States and Canada through its partnership with Morningside Teachers' Academy. The approach blends together a number of empirically validated practices to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Laboratory Schools, Educational Research, Academic Achievement
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Layng, Zachary R.; Layng, T. V. Joe – Behavior Analyst Today, 2012
Behaviorally-designed educational programs are often based on a research tradition that is not widely understood by potential users of the programs. Though the data may be sound and the prediction of outcomes for individual learners quite good, those advocating adoption of behaviorally-designed educational programs may need to do more in order to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Urban Schools, Measures (Individuals), Behavior Modification
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Hale, Andrea D.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Williams, Jacqueline; Hawkins, Renee; Neddenriep, Christine E.; Dizer, Jessica – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
In the current study, 42 secondary students (10th, 11th, and 12th grade students) and 51 elementary students (4th and 5th grade students) read 400 word passages silently and aloud. During aloud reading, words correct per minute (WCPM) were recorded. After reading each passage, students answered 10 multiple-choice comprehension questions. Results…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Curriculum Based Assessment, Reading Instruction, Secondary School Students
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Cusumano, Dale Lynn – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
Presented here is an overview of Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM)--a standardized process of obtaining data regarding a student's acquisition of skills in reading, writing, math, and spelling. A review of research that has utilized CBM in its efforts to define effective teaching strategies also is offered. Overall, the goal of this discussion is…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Curriculum Based Assessment, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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Meador, Stephanie K.; Derby, K. Mark; McLaughlin, T. F.; Barretto, Anjali; Weber, Kim – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
This study evaluated the effects of using differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) with a differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) resetting time schedule to reduce stereotypy in a child with Rett Syndrome. The primary purpose of the investigation was to compare latency and choice as dependent measures to identify…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Autism, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification