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ERIC Number: EJ428543
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1042-9859
Self-Recording in a Classroom for Students with Mild to Moderate Mental Handicaps: Effects on Productivity and On-Task Behavior.
McCarl, Joanne J.; And Others
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v26 n1 p79-88 Mar 1991
Three highly distractible female students, aged 9 through 11, with mild to moderate mental handicaps completed a 5-step training process followed by student self-monitoring with no tangible extrinsic reinforcement for improved performance. Results found increased on-task behavior in all subjects and increased academic productivity in two. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Attention Span, Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Intervention, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Productivity, Recordkeeping, Reinforcement, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Time on Task, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Self Monitoring