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Peer reviewedThorpe, Harold W.; Darch, Craig B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
Two reinforcement techniques were compared to determine their relative effectiveness in motivating improved science test performance in a fourth-grade classroom. The first technique, using a backup reinforcer, was effective in decreasing error rate of the class. The second simplified technique, without a backup reinforcer, was equally effective.…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Feedback, Performance
Peer reviewedWalker, Hill M.; Buckley, Nancy K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1972
Results of this study provided indirect support for Marshall's (1965) Hypothesis with regard to the informational versus motivational properties of punishment (punishment of specific responses has discriminative or informative value, whereas punishment applied to the situation may have primary motivational value). (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Feedback, Motivation
Peer reviewedLewis, Beverly L.; Strain, Phillip S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Subjects were two teachers of behaviorally disordered children and two youngsters from each class. Teachers were exposed to baseline (no feedback), immediate feedback, delayed feedback, and delayed feedback plus goal-setting. Results showed that all feedback tactics produced increased in contingent social praise and student on-task behavior over…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Elementary Education, Feedback
