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A POINT CONTINGENCY FOR HOMEWORK SUBMISSION IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL CLASSROOM
Author(s) -
Rehfeldt Ruth Anne,
Walker Brooke,
Garcia Yors,
Lovett Sadie,
Filipiak Stephen
Publication year - 2010
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.2010.43-499
Subject(s) - psychology , contingency management , point (geometry) , graduate students , medical education , mathematics education , contingency , pedagogy , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , psychiatry , intervention (counseling)
We explored the effects of points versus no points on the submission of homework assignments and quiz performance in a graduate‐level course. Students were more likely to submit homework assignments during points weeks, but quiz scores were relatively unaffected.