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THE GENERALITY AND SOCIAL VALIDITY OF A COMPETENCY‐BASED SELF‐CONTROL TRAINING INTERVENTION FOR UNDERACHIEVING STUDENTS
Author(s) -
Stevenson Howard C.,
Fantuzzo John W.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1986.19-269
Subject(s) - generality , psychology , generalization , intervention (counseling) , control (management) , test validity , mathematics education , applied psychology , developmental psychology , psychometrics , computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , psychotherapist , mathematical analysis , psychiatry
We evaluated the effectiveness, generality, and social validity of a modified version of a competency‐based self‐control package developed by Stevenson and Fantuzzo (1984). Three underachieving fifth‐grade students were trained to use this intervention to increase their arithmetic proficiency. Results indicated that the intervention produced improved arithmetic performance. Moreover, all possible classes of generalization were evidenced for the participants. Social validity data showed that the children's arithmetic performance either surpassed or approached the mean performance of their higher achieving classmates. Additionally, teachers reported that the intervention was effective, appropriate for classroom use, and easy to implement.