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Article: The use of dependent group contingencies to increase on-task behavior in two general education classrooms.
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- Education & Treatment of Children
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
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Abstract
Dependent group contingencies were used to increase the on-task behavior of general education students in third and fourth grade classrooms. The class-wide intervention allowed students to gain access to preferred items/activities (identified via a stimulus preference assessment) contingent upon being on-task at "unknown" random times during math instruction. A multiple baseline design across classrooms was used to evaluate intervention effects. During baseline, mean levels of on-task behavior were 35% and 50% in the third and fourth grade classes, respectively. These means rose above 80% for both classrooms during the intervention phases. In addition, ...