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Article: Using a cognitive-behavioral modification strategy to increase on-task behavior of a student with a behavior disorder.
- Article from:
- Intervention in School & Clinic
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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In this study, the effectiveness of a self-monitoring system, combined with goal setting, for an 8-year-old student with behavior disorders was examined. The student increased his on-task behavior in his general education classroom during self-monitoring. His on-task behavior further increased when goal setting was added as an intervention.
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One of the greatest challenges that educators face is giving individuals with behavior disorders tools that will help them function independently without promoting a dependence on prompts commonly seen in children and youth with this exceptionality. Traditional systems rely on an adult who is the only ...