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THE EFFECTS OF HIGH‐PREFERENCE PROBLEMS ON THE COMPLETION OF NONPREFERRED MATHEMATICS PROBLEMS
Author(s) -
Lee David L.,
Lylo Brooke,
Vostal Brooks,
Hua Youjia
Publication year - 2012
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.2012.45-223
Subject(s) - preference , psychology , latency (audio) , mathematics education , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , mathematics , computer science , statistics , telecommunications
Failure to initiate and remain engaged in academic tasks can have long‐lasting effects for students. In this study, we investigated the effects of high‐preference sequences on both digits correct per minute and latency to initiate nonpreferred mathematics problems for 3 students with emotional and behavioral disorders. We found that high‐preference sequences had negligible positive effects on rate of problem completion but had larger effects on problem initiation. This study replicates and extends prior work on the effects of high‐preference sequences on mathematics problem initiation and completion.