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ERIC Number: EJ346805
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Power in the Classroom VII: Linking Behavior Alteration Techniques to Cognitive Learning.
Richmond, Virginia P.; And Others
Communication Education, v36 n1 p1-12 Jan 1987
Argues that Behavior Alteration Techniques (BATs) improve students' on-task compliance which, in turn, is consistently associated with achievement. Indicates a substantial relationship between BAT use and cognitive learning on both absolute and relative measures of achievement. Shows that the teachers perceived by students as "good" employed more of the BATs that were positively associated with learning. (JD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Higher Education, Student Reaction, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Behavior Alteration Techniques