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Kazdin, Alan E.; Forsberg, Sara – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Change, Children, Classroom Techniques
Kerr, Mary Margaret; Young, Clifford C. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979
To increase the social responsiveness of two severely retarded and withdrawn children (six and ten years old), a five-year-old mildly retarded peer was trained to emit social approach behaviors using a procedure in which edible reinforcement was delivered by the trained peer contingent upon positive social response by the target subjects.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedHislop, M. W.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1973
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Students
Download full textNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. for Handicapped Children. – 1971
Presented are nine short papers concerning teacher role in effecting behavioral modification in the mentally handicapped student. The paper on functional analysis of behavior discusses use of reinforcers, changing reinforcer strength, reinforcement schedules, and discriminative stimuli. A continuation paper on functional analysis of behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Conference Reports
Peer reviewedDeitz, S. M.; And Others – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1976
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedSchloss, Patrick J.; Sedlak, Robert A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Presents current psychological and educational literature associated with the behavioral characteristics of the mentally retarded adolescent. Discusses empirical constructs including adaptive behavior, motivation, reinforcer effectiveness, locus of control, and social discrimination skills of the mentally retarded. Suggests practical strategies…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedMason, Susan Ann; Egel, Andrew L. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1995
This article presents strategies teachers can use to develop a pool of potential sensory reinforcers for behavior problems in students with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, mild or moderate mental retardation, or language delays. It also provides a step-by-step method for conducting ongoing reinforcer assessment, and suggests how the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities
Hudson, Margaret – 1960
To investigate teaching techniques with trainable mentally retarded children, 29 day classes were visited twice; 100-minute observation periods were recorded on tape at each visit. Eight major areas of teaching methods were found: feeling tone, guidance and reinforcement, individual and group control, involvement of children in lesson, motivation,…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum, Exceptional Child Research
Switzky, Harvey N. – 1995
This review covers the psychological literature of the last 30 years regarding the personality and motivational characteristics of individuals with mental retardation. The first section is a brief historical review and critical examination of the various conceptual models and theories regarding personality and motivational processes in persons…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques
