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Banda, Devender R.; Kubina, Richard M., Jr. – Preventing School Failure, 2009
The authors investigated the effectiveness of using high-preference (high-p) mathematics tasks for increasing task initiation of low-preference (low-p) mathematics tasks with a 13-year-old middle school student with autism. They used an ABAB design to determine the effectiveness of high-p tasks with to comply with low-p tasks. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Autism, Task Analysis, Mathematics Activities, Middle Schools
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Banda, Devender R.; Kubina, Richard M., Jr. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2006
In this study, an autism support teacher used a high-probability request sequencing technique to help a middle-school student with autism engage in three transition behaviors. High probability request sequencing refers to a procedure in which 2 to 3 preferred questions, highly associated with compliance, are rapidly given before presenting a low…
Descriptors: Autism, Teaching Methods, Compliance (Psychology), Program Evaluation
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Banda, Devender R.; McAfee, James K.; Lee, David L.; Kubina, Richard M., Jr. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2007
We conducted this study to determine the relationship between math preference and mastery for five middle school students with autism spectrum disorders. We randomly presented several math addition and subtraction problem formats to determine the students' preferences. Results indicated that preference was idiosyncratic across students. In…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mathematics Skills, Student Attitudes