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FIXED‐TIME TEACHER ATTENTION TO DECREASE OFF‐TASK BEHAVIORS OF TYPICALLY DEVELOPING THIRD GRADERS
Author(s) -
Austin Jennifer L.,
Soeda Jennifer M.
Publication year - 2008
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.2008.41-279
Subject(s) - reinforcement , task (project management) , typically developing , psychology , schedule , developmental psychology , contingency management , social psychology , computer science , autism , psychiatry , management , economics , intervention (counseling) , operating system
Evidence to validate the use of fixed‐time (FT) reinforcer delivery (i.e., noncontingent reinforcement) with typically developing populations has been relatively rare in the behavioral literature. In those studies that have provided validation, reinforcer delivery schedules appeared to be prohibitively dense for sustained implementation of procedures. This study demonstrated the efficacy of using FT reinforcer delivery to reduce off‐task behavior of 2 typically developing third graders using a teacher‐selected schedule (FT 4 min). Immediate reductions in off‐task behavior were observed for both children. Challenges in identifying the operative mechanism of FT schedules in natural settings are discussed.